Category: P

A soldering procedure of the metal framework of a metal‐ceramic prosthesis before ceramic build‐up at a temperature of 1075–1120 °C.  

A two‐piece stock dental implant abutment that has a preset angle to the long axis of the implant fixture.  

The onepiece stock.  

Partial removable dental prosthesis.  

Platelet‐poor plasma.  

An instrument used to separate the periodontal ligament fibers during an atraumatic extraction of teeth minimizing the loss of bone.  

Additive manufacturing process that utilizes an inkjet‐type printer head that deposits a fluid in a predefined pattern over a layer of powder material. The combination of powder and fluid form a solid structure that can be removed from the powder “bed” after the process is complete. Once removed, the solid object can be further treated…

Any mandibular position occurring during minimal muscular contraction.  

The minimal muscular contraction required to maintain mandibular posture.  

A maxillofacial prosthesis constructed to correct the intraoral/extraoral defect resulting from maxillary resection due to a tumor or reconstruction of acquired or congenital defects of the maxilla to improve esthetics and function.