Glossary

Retentive mechanism that employs a frictional fit between the matrix and patrix components. External surface of the patrix mirrors the ...

A thin cast cover fabricated for a prepared tooth or implant abutment, which acts as an undersubstructure for a prosthesis. ...

Permanent dilation of blood vessels near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes that results in small focal red ...

Prosthetic component made of polyoxymethylene intended to provide resilience between the implant and the prosthesis. This ring is placed between ...

Multidisciplinary combination and collaboration of care and/or therapy providers in the restorative management of a patient whose treatment involves dental ...

Tricalcium phosphate.  

A variation in tooth form affecting some or all of the primary and secondary molars, marked by elongation of the ...

The process of creating a threaded channel in bone with a bone tap, for the placement of a fixation screw ...

Impression coping designed to narrow toward the occlusal surface; varies in length.  

An endosseous, rootform dental implant, with a wider diameter coronally than apically. The sides of the implant converge apically. It ...