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Organization and sequencing of treatment procedures and providers (e.g., surgeons, prosthodontists) following patient diagnosis.  

The sequence of procedures planned for the treatment of a patient after diagnosis. A therapeutic strategy that may incorporate patient education, dietary adjustment, an exercise program, drug therapy, and the participation of nursing and allied health professionals. Treatment plans are especially important in the optimal management of complex or chronic illnesses.  

A temporary dental prosthesis used to support and retain tissue during the healing phase in preparation for construction of the definitive prosthesis.  

An obsolete term for a malocclusion that can injure the occlusal tooth surface or supporting bone and/or soft tissue structures.  

Having the ability to produce injury.  

The damaged physical state resulting from an injury or wound. Morbid condition of a system owing to an injury or a wound. A condition arising from injury or severe emotional or physical shock.  

Surgical and/or prosthetic reconstruction of the craniofacial complex, alveolar ridge, and/or teeth by means of bone grafting, implant placement, and soft tissue reconstruction.    

A wound or injury, whether physical or psychological. Any injury, wound, or shock, must frequently physical or structural shock, producing a disturbance. Physical injury or wound; also unpleasant and disturbing experience causing psychological upset. A wound or injury of either a psychological or a physiological nature. A very frightening or distressing experience which gives a…

Displacement of a tooth from its proper numerical position in the jaw. The eruption of a tooth at an abnormal site.  

An imagined line about which the mandible rotates within the sagittal plane.