Category: C
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Castable
A material that can be cast. The material can be in a liquid state due to heating or mixing a powder and a liquid; once poured or injected into a mold, it solidifies.
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Cast, study or diagnostic
A positive reproduction of the teeth and associated structures formed by pouring dental stone or dental plaster into a matrix or impression. It is made for the purpose of evaluating dental structures and occlusal analysis. A mass of material formed in a hollow organ or tube and excreted in fluid.
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Cast relator
An instrument that orients opposing dental models in an arbitrarymanner without correlation to anatomic landmarks.
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Cast post‐and‐core
A one‐piece foundation restoration for an endodontically treated tooth that comprises a post within the root canal and a core replacing missing coronal structure to form the tooth preparation.
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Cast metal core
The base restoration (core) indirectly made by using a lost‐wax casting technique for the purpose of supporting a fixed dental prosthesis.
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Cast connector
A cast metal union between the retainer(s) and pontic(s) in a fixed dental prosthesis.
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Cast clasp
A removable dental prosthesis clasp fabricated by the lost‐wax casting process.
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Cast
Three‐dimensional image of an actual body part reproduced in a castable material. A positive reproduction of a shape created by pouring a material that hardens into a mold, matrix, or impression of the needed shape. A negative mold or copy formed in a hollow organ or part (e.g., kidney or bronchi); a urinary cast is…
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Case series
Analysis of a series of patients with a certain diagnosis and treatment of interest. There is no control group involved.
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Case sequencing
The order of treatment for a patient undergoing dental implant therapy, including time of treatment as it relates to healing and prosthodontic restoration.