Category: F

Substitution of the natural teeth in the arch and the related parts by manmade alternatives, including but not limited to acrylics, alloys, and porcelain. The discipline of rebuilding an edentulous mouth.  

A theoretical line passing through the point around which a lever functions and at right angles to its path of movement. An imaginary line, connecting occlusal rests, around which a partial removable dental prosthesis tends to rotate under masticatory forces. The determinants for the fulcrum line are usually the cross‐arch occlusal rests located adjacent to…

Use of intimate fit of parts for the retention of an abutment or a prosthesis (e.g., spark erosion prosthesis).  

Component retained and/or stabilized through frictional contact with another component.  

A precision or semiprecision attachment that achieves retention by metal to metal contact, without springs, clips or other mechanical means of retention.  

A metal dowel placed into a hole drilled by the clinician in the dentin to enhance retention of a restoration; it is retained exclusively by the elasticity of the tooth’s dentin.  

Connecting fold of membrane serving to support or retain a part.  

A small strip or fold of integument or mucous membrane that restricts the movements of an adjacent structure. A delicate thin fold of skin that connects the foreskin with the undersurface of the glans penis also, frenum. Band or fold of membrane that connects two organs and usually limits the movement of one, esp. the…

The surgical excision of a frenulum. Indicated for either orthodontic or mucogingival issues involving the frenum. Also known as frenectomy.