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Chapters 36 & 37

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Imbibition   The process of absorbing water, causing swelling.  
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Impression   A negative replica of a person's teeth and oral structures into which dental plaster or stone is poured to make a positive replica of the patient's dentition.  
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Polymerization   A chemical process that causes two materials to harden together.  
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Sol   A viscous liquid whose particles become attached to each other, forming a loose mass.  
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Syneresis   The process of contracting and shrinking with time as a result of losing water.  
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Viscosity   The property of a material that causes it to flow or not flow easily.  
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Wettability   The capacity of a material to flow over a surface and capture all irregularities.  
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Anatomic portion   The portion of a model that includes the teeth and oral structures.  
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Articulator   A device used to reproduce the patient's jaw movements.  
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Aseptic   Free from contamination by disease-producing microorganisms.  
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Centric occlusion   The position of the mandible when the teeth are biting fully together.  
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Facebow   Part of and articulator that is used to record the relationship of the maxillary arch to the horizontal axis rotation of the mandible.  
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Gypsum   Materials used to create diagnostic cast models of a patient's maxillary or mandibular arch.  
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Lathe   A rotary machine used during grinding, finishing, and polishing procedures.  
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Model trimmer   A machine used to grind and contour gypsum cast models.  
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Prostheses   Artificial replacements for teeth and other oral structures.  
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Unit dose concept   Prevents contamination of bulk supplies by dispensing only enough to complete the procedure.  
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