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Capacity of a prosthesis or dental restoration to maintain its intended position in function. For a removable prosthesis, the resistance to displacement in the designed path of insertion. The amounts of previously learned material that are remembered. The act of not letting out something, especially a fluid, which is usually released from the body, e.g.…

A threaded fastener that secures a prosthetic reconstruction to an abutment or a mesostructure.  

Impression coping fixed intraorally either through frictional fit or by being screwed into position. Immediately after removal of the impression, it remains intraorally.  

Portion of patient treatment concerned with the diagnosis, treatment planning, and provision of prosthetic therapy.  

Branch of dentistry concerned with the replacement or reconstruction of a tooth or teeth and their supporting structures altered or lost through trauma, surgery, disease, or congenital etiology.  

Material or prosthesis used to restore or replace teeth, parts of jaws, or craniofacial structures. Broad term applied to any inlay, crown, bridge or complete denture which restores or replaces loss of teeth or oral tissues. The addition of nutrients to replace those lost in processing, as in milling of cereals. The return of something…

Distance measured between a predetermined point on the maxilla and mandible when the mandible is in physical rest position. One point is on the middle of the face or nose and the other point is on the lower face or chin.  

Area prepared on a tooth surface or restoration to support vertical or lateral occlusal forces.  

The postural position of the mandible when an individual is resting comfortably in an upright position and the associated muscles are in a state of minimal contractual activity. Also known as postural position.