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Platelet‐poor plasma.  

An instrument used to separate the periodontal ligament fibers during an atraumatic extraction of teeth minimizing the loss of bone.  

Additive manufacturing process that utilizes an inkjet‐type printer head that deposits a fluid in a predefined pattern over a layer of powder material. The combination of powder and fluid form a solid structure that can be removed from the powder “bed” after the process is complete. Once removed, the solid object can be further treated…

Any mandibular position occurring during minimal muscular contraction.  

The minimal muscular contraction required to maintain mandibular posture.  

A maxillofacial prosthesis constructed to correct the intraoral/extraoral defect resulting from maxillary resection due to a tumor or reconstruction of acquired or congenital defects of the maxilla to improve esthetics and function.  

Area of the soft palate located beyond the junction of the hard and soft palate that should be compressed within physiological limits by the post dam part of the maxillary conventional complete denture to achieve an adequate peripheral seal and denture retention.  

Deterioration or degradation of tissue, including oral mucosa and bone, that occurs in women after menopause.  

The morphologic characteristics of the posterior teeth, including the shape of the tooth and its occlusal surfaces.  

Branch of the internal maxillary artery, at the pterygopalatine fossa. This branch descends on the maxillary tuberosity and gives off numerous subdivisions that enter the alveolar process to supply the maxillary sinus membrane and posterior teeth. It is one of the three primary arterial suppliers to the maxillary sinus.