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Profile record
A record or registration of a patient facial profile.
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Profile
An outline image of an object or structure as viewed from the side. A longitudinal or cross-sectional aggregation of medical care data. Patient profiles list all of the services provided to a particular patient during a specified period of time. Physician, hospital, or population profiles are statistical summaries of the pattern of practice of an…
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Product liability litigation
Legal proceeding to determine if a specific product resulted in injury, loss, or damage.
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Prodrome (precursor)
An early symptom indicating the onset of a disease or condition. An early or premonitory symptom or set of symptoms of a disease or a disorder. The stage of an infectious (communicable) disease at the point when signs and symptoms appear and most diseases are communicable to others. Earliest sign of a disease or a…
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Processing analog (syn)
Processing jig. A duplicate of either the male or female part of an attachment that is incorporated into a working model.
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Processed denture base
A heat‐polymerized, dense, color‐stable acrylic foundation that attaches to artificial teeth.
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Alveolar process
The compact and cancellous bony structure that contains tooth sockets that surrounds and supports the teeth. The portion of the mandible and maxilla containing the tooth sockets.
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Process
A bony projection or prominence. Any technical procedure that involves multiple steps. The procedure used to polymerize dental resin in the production of dental prostheses or bases. Application of heat to foods either before or after sealing in a container for a period of time and at a temperature scientifically determined to be adequate to…
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Relative attachment level
The distance from a fixed reference point on a tooth or stent to the tip of the periodontal probe during usual periodontal diagnostic probing.
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Clinical attachment level
The distance from the cementoenamel junction to the tip of the periodontal probe during usual periodontal diagnostic probing.
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