Category: C

Elimination of tissue or biological debris contiguous to a tooth via entry into the gingival crevice without flap reflection.  

Software or hardware restricted to a specific company’s digital equipment or digital workflow.  

Refers to the progeny of a somatic cell all having identical genotype. A group of plants resulting from vegetative reproduction from a single parent, and therefore genetically identical to that parent. The term “clone” has acquired a new meaning. It is applied specifically to the bits of inserted foreign DNA in the hybrid molecules of…

Overdenture prosthesis receiving partial retention from a bar clip. It is embedded in the impression surface of the restoration.  

A retentive element within an overdenture used for its fixation to a bar. A piece of metal with a spring, used to attach things together. A device for holding or compressing tissues or other material together, e.g., after surgery; available in a variety of metals and slowly absorbed materials (e.g., polyglycolic acid). Surgeons utilize a…

The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.  

Of, relating to, or ascertained by a clinometer.  

A device (also called an inclinometer) for measuring angles of elevation, slope, tilt, inclination, or depression. The device is used to measure range of motion in joints and for measuring angles in the body, particularly in the pelvis, back, and neck. An instrument formerly used for estimating torsional deviation of the eyes; used to measure…

Information comprising a patient’s medical and dental history, clinical findings, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of therapy, and progress of treatment.  

Quantitative scale to compare different implant systems in different indications, including the complications that occur and treatment procedures necessary in the aftercare period.