Category: R
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Residual ridge crest
The most superior portion of the residual ridge.
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Residual ridge
Portion of the alveolar ridge that remains after the alveoli have disappeared from the alveolar process, following extraction of teeth.
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Residual bone
Fraction of mandibular or maxillary bone that remains after the teeth are removed or lost.
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Residual abscess
A persistent lesion that remains from a prior infection. It often presents with a radiolucent area.
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Resection
Excision (removal) of some portion of the jaw, tooth root, or other maxillofacial structure. Typically done for the treatment of pathology. The surgical removal of any part of the body. The medical term for surgery in which something is removed; in a case of telescoping (intussusception), for example, a section of a child’s bowel may…
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Repositioning splint
An intraoral maxillofacial prosthesis constructed to temporarily or permanently alter the relative position of the mandible to the maxillae.
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Repositioning
The changing of any relative position of the mandible to the maxillae, usually altering the occlusion of the natural or artificial teeth. Replacement of a structure to its original site or a new site.
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Replica
Prosthetic component or element made as a duplicate in every dimension of a specific surgical and/or prosthetic component. A replica can be incorporated in dental laboratory procedures to facilitate making an accurate master cast and/or accurate prosthesis. It can also be incorporated into a model for the purpose of patient education.
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Replantation, tooth
The replacement of a totally luxated (accidentally or intentionally) tooth into its socket. A surgical technique which reattaches parts of the body which have been accidentally cut or torn off.
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Repair
Healing of a wound by tissue that does not fully restore the architecture or function of the part that was lost. To make something that is damaged good again. To remedy, replace, or heal, as in a wound or a lost part.