Category: P

An outline image of an object or structure as viewed from the side. A longitudinal or cross-sectional aggregation of medical care data. Patient profiles list all of the services provided to a particular patient during a specified period of time. Physician, hospital, or population profiles are statistical summaries of the pattern of practice of an…

Legal proceeding to determine if a specific product resulted in injury, loss, or damage.  

An early symptom indicating the onset of a disease or condition. An early or premonitory symptom or set of symptoms of  a disease or a disorder. The stage of an infectious (communicable) disease at the point when signs and symptoms appear and most diseases are communicable to others. Earliest sign of a disease or a…

Processing jig. A duplicate of either the male or female part of an attachment that is incorporated into a working model.  

A heat‐polymerized, dense, color‐stable acrylic foundation that attaches to artificial teeth.  

A bony projection or prominence. Any technical procedure that involves multiple steps. The procedure used to polymerize dental resin in the production of dental prostheses or bases. Application of heat to foods either before or after sealing in a container for a period of time and at a temperature scientifically determined to be adequate to…

A slender instrument, often calibrated, that is used to explore or measure a wound, body cavity, passage, or periodontal pocket. An instrument used in exploring cavities, or in the detection and dilatation of strictures, or in demonstrating the potency of channels; an elongated instrument for exploring or sounding body cavities. A relatively small molecule that…

Clinically, implant immobility at the time of surgical placement, resulting from intimate contact of the implant with the bony walls of the osteotomy. Primary stability decreases with time as osseous remodeling occurs. It is distinct from secondary implant stability, which is the result of new bone formation and osseointegration. Compare: Secondary stability.  

Pain proximately associated with a noxious stimulus, versus referred pain, which is nonproximate.  

Maxillary sinus lesion caused by blockage of the ostium which results in herniation through the sinus walls.