Glossary

Category: P

  • Postpalatal seal area

    Area of the soft palate located beyond the junction of the hard and soft palate that should be compressed within physiological limits by the post dam part of the maxillary conventional complete denture to achieve an adequate peripheral seal and denture retention.  

  • Postmenopausal atrophy

    Deterioration or degradation of tissue, including oral mucosa and bone, that occurs in women after menopause.  

  • Posterior tooth form

    The morphologic characteristics of the posterior teeth, including the shape of the tooth and its occlusal surfaces.  

  • Posterior superior alveolar artery

    Branch of the internal maxillary artery, at the pterygopalatine fossa. This branch descends on the maxillary tuberosity and gives off numerous subdivisions that enter the alveolar process to supply the maxillary sinus membrane and posterior teeth. It is one of the three primary arterial suppliers to the maxillary sinus.  

  • Posterior lateral nasal artery

    Branch of the sphenopalatine artery which is located close to or within the lateral wall of the nasal cavity (medial wall of the maxillary sinus). Its subdivisions supply the medial and posterior walls of the maxillary sinus. It is one of the three primary arterial suppliers to the maxillary sinus.  

  • Posterior dentition

    Natural teeth or tooth replacements other than the incisors and canines.  

  • Posterior border jaw relation

    An obsolete term that refers to the border relationship between the maxilla and the most posterior portion of the mandible.  

  • Posterior

    Located behind; in human anatomy often referred to as caudal; dorsal. Rear. At or towards the back, next or towards the main axis. Situated in back of, or in the back part of, or affecting the back or dorsal surface of the body. In lower animals, it refers to the caudal end of the body.…

  • Post and core crown

    A restoration in which the crown and cast post are one unit.  

  • Positive predictive value

    The proportion of positive responses to a diagnostic test for disease that are accurate indicators of the true presence of the malady in a population. Expressed arithmetically as a proportion calculated as the number of true‐positive responses divided by the sum of true‐positive responses plus false‐positive responses, i.e., positive predictive value = TP/(TP + FP).…