Category: O

Application of force to an object in excess of the force it was intended or designed to withstand. It has the potential for causing permanent deformation or damage to the structure or its support. A greater than normal stress or demand placed on a physiological system or organ, typically resulting in an increase in strength…

The horizontal projection of the maxillary incisors beyond the mandibular incisors when the jaws are in centric (habitual) occlusion. A space which separates the top incisors from the bottom incisors when the jaws are closed. The jutting out of the upper incisor teeth in front of the lower ones. Horizontal overlap of the teeth, especially…

Excess of dental restorative material extending beyond cavity margins. The undesirable extension of filling material beyond the margins of a cavity preparation.  

Excessive enlargement of a part, usually an organ or tissue, due to an increase in size of the constituent cells (hypertrophy), number of constituent cells (hyperplasia), or both. A growth of tissue over another tissue.  

Complete or partial removable denture supported by soft tissue and retained roots or implants to provide support, retention, and stability and reduce ridge resorption. A denture supported by the soft tissue and whatever natural teeth remain. These have been altered so the denture will fit over them.  

Decreased occlusal vertical dimension  

Vertical overlapping of the mandibular incisors by the maxillary incisors when the jaws are in centric (habitual) occlusion. The usual formation of the teeth, in which the top incisors come down over and in front of the bottom incisors when the jaws are closed. A type of malocclusion in which the jaw and upper front…

A pontic that is shaped on its tissue surface like an egg in two dimensions, typically partially submerged in a surgically prepared soft tissue depression to enhance the illusion that a natural tooth is emerging from the gingival tissues.  

Outcome other than the primary outcome of a study that is also of interest in the experimental study.  

One outcome determined to be the principal result of an experimental study.