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Proportion or rate of persons in a population who had a condition at any given time. Compare: Incidence. The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from incidence, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.…

Any records made for the purpose of diagnosis, recording of the patient history, or treatment planning in advance of therapy.  

Alteration of the denturebearing surface of a denture to reduce force on the underlying tissues.  

Cell death due to insufficient local blood supply from pressure. In implant dentistry, it refers to the loss of bone that occurs following the application of excessive pressure by the insertion of a dental implant.    

A material injected or spread on the intaglio surface of the denture to determine the pressure area on the supporting tissue of a dental prosthesis.  

A region of mucosa that is being subjected to excessive pressure from a dental prosthesis.  

State of retention of a dental implant at the time of its insertion that results from the slight compression of the oseotomy walls by the implant body. Or joint held together by friction of the parts. Mode of attachment used (either by itself or in conjunction with a screw) by several implant manufacturers for approximating…

Surgical procedure that deepens or lengthens the vestibulum. Several techniques exist, often involving healing by secondary intention or using mucosal or dermal free grafts or splitthickness skin grafts.  

Surgical procedures designed to facilitate fabrication of a prosthesis or to improve the prognosis of prosthodontic care.  

Planned and executed definitive form of a natural tooth or implant abutment following instrumentation to receive a prosthetic restoration. The act of getting a person ready for a surgical operation. A medicine or liquid containing a drug. The making ready, especially of a medicine for use.