Book: Modern Dental Assisting - vocab review - Removable Prosthodontics
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| Alveoplasty | The surgical shaping and smoothing of the margins of the tooth socket after extraction of the tooth, generally in preparation for the placement of prosthesis.
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| Baseplate | A temporary resin form representing the base of a denture used to help establish jaw relationships and the arrangement of teeth.
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| Border molding | Process of using fingers to contour a closer adaptation of the margins of an impression while still in the mouth.
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| Centric relation | Having the jaws in a position that produces a centrally related occlusion.
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| Connector | Piece of metal that joins the various parts of a partial denture; also called "bar"
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| Coping | Thin metal covering or cap placed over a prepared tooth.
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| Edentulous | To be without teeth
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| Festooning | The process of carving the vase material of a denture or denture pattern to simulate the contours of the natural tissues.
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| Flange | Parts of a full or partial denture that extend from the teeth to the border of the denture.
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| Full denture | Prosthesis that replaces all of the teeth in one arch.
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| Immediate denture | Temporary denture placed after the extraction of anterior teeth.
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| Lateral excusion | Sliding the position of the mandible of the left or right of the centric position
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| Mastication | Chewing
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| Occlusal | Rim built on the base-plate to register vertical dimension and occlusal relationship of the mandibular and maxillary arches.
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| Overdenture | Full denture supported by two or more remaining natural teeth
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| Partial denture | Removable prosthesis that replaces teeth within the same arch
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| Post dam | Seal in back of a full or partial denture that holds it in place; also called "posterior palatal seal"
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| Pressure points | Specific areas in the mouth where a removable prosthesis may rub or apply more pressure
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| Protrusion | Position of the mandible placed forward as related to the maxilla
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| Rebasing | Procedure to replace the entire denture base material on an existing prosthesis
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| Relining | Procedure to resurface the tissue side of a partial or full denture so that is fits more accurately.
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| Resorption | When teeth have been extracted, the alveolar bone no longer has a purpose, and the body will resorb it.
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| Rest | Metal projection on or near the retainer of a partial denture
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| Retainer | Device used to hold attachments and abutments of a removable prosthesis in place
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| Retrusion | Position of the mandible posterior from the centric position as related to the maxilla
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| Template | Clear plastic tray that represents the alveolus as it should appear after teeth have been extracted
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| Tuberosity | Rounded bony protrusion behind your last molar in the maxilla
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