Category: D

The positive reproduction of the form of a prepared tooth in any suitable substance.  

Digital imaging and communications in medicine. Standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging. It includes a file format definition and a network communications protocol. DICOM enables the integration of scanners, servers, workstations, printers, and network hardware from multiple manufacturers into a picture archiving and communication system (PACS).  

A benzodiazepine anxiolytic, Schedule IV controlled substance having antianxiety, sedative‐hypnotic, amnesic, anticonvulsant, skeletal muscle relaxant, and drug dependence properties. Used in the management of short‐term anxiety disorders. A long-acting benzodiazepine anxiolytic medication used to treat various anxiety disorders as well as alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Marketed under the brand name valium. A minor tranquilizer. An example…

A canal placed in denture teeth to provide mechanical retention of the teeth in a denture base of a chemically different material.  

Tissue resistance‐generated heat resulting from high‐frequency electric current. A process of generating heat in tissues by electric currents for medical or surgical purposes. The use of high-frequency electric current to produce heat in body tissue. Use of high-frequency, ultrasound or microwaves to raise the temperature of a part of the body (e.g., the arm); sometimes…

A space between two adjacent teeth in a dental arch. An unusually wide space between adjacent teeth. An unusual gap in any body part or organ.  

A specific articulation permitting more or less free movement; a bone articulation that permits free movement in a joint. Structurally, it is a synovial joint. A freely movable joint. The ends of the adjoining bones are covered with a thin cartilaginous sheet, and the bones are linked by a ligament (capsule) lined with synovial membrane,…

A freely moving joint. A joint characterized by the presence of a cavity within the capsule separating the bones, thus permitting considerable freedom of movement.  

The outward passage of cells through intact blood vessels. The passage of blood or of leukocytes through the unruptured walls of the blood vessels. The movement of white blood cells through the walls of the capillaries into tissues in the development of inflammation. Passage of blood cells through the intact walls of the vessels that…

Laboratory procedure in which teeth are created in wax according to the planned restoration. It may be used to evaluate the feasibility of a proposed plan and to fabricate a radiographic template, a surgical guide, or laboratory guides.