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When maxillary and mandibular dental casts are attached to an instrument (articulator) that maintains the occluded relationship of dental casts to each other, yet the casts may be separated as the instrument facilitates the opening and return of the casts to the intended occluded relationship. The arrangement of specimens on slides, frames, chart boards, display…

Tracing the spatial position of moving objects relative to a reference coordinate system.  

Tool evaluating the relative mobility of a dental implant in relation to its surrounding bone.  

A feature that appears in an image but which was not present in the original, caused by movement of the patient, usually appearing as shading or streaking in a reconstructed image. Blurring of a radiographic image, produced by respiratory, muscular, or other movement of the patient.  

An internal connection interface consisting of a converging circular surface, which forms a mechanical locking friction‐fit. Also known as a cold weld and morse taper connection: taper of 3° (6° total convergence) or a reduction of 5/8 inch per linear foot of cylinder length. It describes one method of internal abutment connection, although the Straumann…

A digital technique to improve the performance and/or esthetics of a tooth among its neighbors. A simple version of adaptation is scaling, where the mere size of the tooth is altered (smaller or larger) to achieve better occlusion or improved arch length, or to close interproximal diastemata.  

Morphogenetic proteins guiding cellular morpho differentiation. A protein that influences the development, differentiation, growth, and patterning of embryonic tissues.  

Model of implant prosthesis loading with rigid implant‐to‐prosthesis connections.  

The condition of being in a diseased state. A diseased state or symptom or can refer either to the incidence rate or to the prevalence rate of a disease. In psychiatry, the term is used to describe associated adverse effects of a mental or physical disorder or treatment in physical or mental terms. The number…

Acronym for mandibular orthopedic repositioning appliance; an appliance designed to optimize jaw relationships and neuromuscular balance.