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The effect achieved by one or more indirect retainers of a partial removable denture prosthesis that reduces the tendency for a denture base to move in an occlusal direction or rotate about the fulcrum line.  

The component of a partial removable dental prosthesis that assists the direct retainer(s) in preventing displacement of the distal extension denture base by functioning through lever action on the opposite side of the fulcrum line when the denture base moves away from the tissues in pure rotation around the fulcrum line.  

A fracture at a point distant from the primary site of injury due to secondary forces. A fracture distant from the place where the force was applied.  

Impression technique in which a stock or custom‐fabricated tray with impression material is used to record the negative likeness of placed copings. Once the impression material is set and the tray is removed from the mouth, the copings are removed from the mouth and seated in the impression with attached laboratory analogs prior to pouring…

Core or mold used to record and/or register relative positions of teeth, anatomic structures, or implants to one another. The recording medium can have reversible or irreversible characteristics. The equation that represents the relationship between one dimension of an object and another dimension.  

Requirement (such as a diagnostic feature or clinical conditions) that must be met for eligibility to participate in a research project, as specified in the protocol. Compare: Exclusion criteria.  

Any of the inclined cuspal surfaces of a tooth.  

An anatomic hole, usually found lingual to the maxillary central incisors, that allows passage of the vascular and neural tissues that supply the anterior maxilla. Foramen of the incisive canal containing the nasopalatal nerve and accompanying blood vessels. It is located just palatal to the two maxillary central incisors along the median suture. Small opening…

The surgical procedure of cutting into a lesion to allow the release of exudate. A treatment method in which an abscess or other infected area is opened to allow release of pus and other abnormal materials and fluids.