Category: D

Waxing of proposed restorative forms on dental casts for the evaluation and planning of intended restorations.  

Alterations performed on a dental cast before actual tooth preparation so the proposed tooth preparation can be evaluated and changed as needed before actually cutting the intended tooth.  

The radiation a patient receives when radiographs are used for the purpose of determining the nature of a disease.  

A removable dental prosthesis, usually made of acrylic resin, that includes an overlay of the occlusal surfaces, designed to evaluate a patient’s response to extensive restorative intervention.  

Visual representation of a body part made for diagnostic and/or treatment planning purposes. Such procedures include radiography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and digital volume tomography. Scanning for the purpose of diagnosis, e.g. of a pregnant woman to see if the fetus is healthy. Techniques that allow internal areas of the body…

A provisional removable dental prosthesis constructed for the purposes of functional and esthetic evaluation of the intended final therapy.  

A static replica of a part or parts of the oral cavity and/or facial structures for the purpose of diagnosis and development of a treatment plan.  

Relating to or used in determining the nature of a disease or condition. Of plant characters, character(s) that enable unambiguous identification of a particular species (or subspecies, variety, etc) and distinguish it from other, similar-looking plants. Referring to diagnosis. The practice or skill of discerning a medical condition based on the indications and manifestations it…

The art and science of detecting and distinguishing deviations from health and the cause and nature thereof. The determination of the nature, location, and causes of a disease or disorder. Short description concentrating on differences from another taxon (or group of taxa). The process of determining, through examination and analysis, the nature of a patient’s…

To identify or define a disease or unwanted pathological condition by study of and deliberation on the signs and symptoms the patient presents with. To identify a condition or illness, by examining the person and noting symptoms. To apply a series of procedures for examining and gathering data about a patient in order to make…