Category: P

Surgery performed using an instrument which generates microvibrating motion via the application of electromagnetic forces on a polycrystal; the microvibration of the metallic tip results in ostectomy and osteoplasty of the bone.  

Surgical technique using an ultrasonic device operating at a modulated frequency that is designed to cut or grind bone but not damage the adjacent soft tissues.  

An abutment positioned between adjacent abutments.  

An intermediate abutment for a fixed dental prosthesis.  

Medical imaging technology that provides economical storage of, and convenient access to, images from multiple modalities.  

Impression of seated superstructure on abutments following surgical implant placement and healing. The superstructure is removed in the impression to obtain a cast incorporating contours of the adjacent soft tissues.  

A medium or bath used for cleaning, preserving, maintaining, or processing. The word pickle derives from the Dutch word pekel, meaning sharp-tasting, which in turn probably traces its origin back to an Indo-European source, pronounced something like piko, that meant sharp or pointed. The same Indo-European source also gave rise to a host of other…

The scientific study of the functions of living organs and parts and the ways in which they are affected by chemical and physical laws. The science that deals with the life processes and functions of organismus, their cells, tissues, and organs. The branch of biology dealing with the study of the functioning of living things.…

An obsolete term that refers to occlusion that is in harmony with the neuromuscular system and the temporomandibular joint. It is typically related to maximum intercuspation that coincides with the centric relation position; there are no interferences from posterior teeth during lateral or protrusive movements of the mandible.  

Passive state of mandibular musculature in which the muscles are in equilibrium in tonic contraction and the condyles are in a neutral, unstrained position. The dentition is nonoccluding.