Category: F

Science of creating computer simulations of mechanical or clinical situations. It is used to predict properties of structures and for structural design.  

A delineation line determined by two points. The marginal extension of a tooth preparation. The prearranged seam of dissimilar materials. The end portion of the prepared tooth.  

The marginal adaptation of tooth and restoration.  

To put a definitive covering or surface on; the enhancement of a form before polishing.  

Artificial replacement for human finger‐joints, including the thumb. A surgical procedure to remove diseased parts of the finger joint, usually the knuckle, and replace it with a prosthesis. The purpose of the procedure is to replace a finger joint that has been removed due to severe pain, deformity, and loss of function, generally as a…

The impression that represents completion of the registration of the surface or object. An impression used for making the master cast for a dental prosthesis.  

An object used in the field of view of an imaging system which appears in the image produced, for use as a point of reference or a measure. It may be either something placed into or on the imaging subject, or a mark or set of marks in the reticule (or reticle) of an optical…

Graft used in oral and maxillofacial surgery for jaw reconstruction following tumor resection. It provides a long segment of bone and can include a large fasciocutaneous component. Flap harvested as osteocutaneous or purely osseous.  

Interposition of healthy dense collagenous tissue between implant and bone.  

The existence of a sheet of interfering fibrous connective tissue membrane found between a dental implant body and the contiguous bone.