Category: D

The intended outline form used when fabricating a removable dental prosthesis for the purpose of replacing natural teeth with artificial teeth in a way that meets the clinician’s and patient’s requirements.  

The procedure used to polymerize and harden the acrylic materials that form a denture.  

The periphery of the denture base at the point where the polished surface and the intaglio surface meet. The facial, lingual, and posterior periphery of a denture base.  

The substance used to make the gingival (pink) portion of a removable plate or frame that supports artificial teeth.  

The gingiva‐colored portion of the denture that is supported by the underlying soft tissue and holds the denture teeth. That part of the denture made of metal or resin, or both, that supports the artificial teeth and rests on abutment teeth or the residual alveolar ridge.  

A material used to adhere a denture to the oral mucosa.  

A prosthetic device used to replace one or more teeth. A fixed partial denture may be bonded or cemented on adjacent teeth or implants and cannot be removed by the patient. A removable overdenture, partial denture, or full denture may rest on remaining teeth, retained roots, implants, or completely on soft tissue for support and…

Possessing natural teeth. A condition in which natural teeth are present in the mouth. (syn): Dentate.  

Having the likeness of a tooth; a tooth‐like substitute.