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Fixed dental prosthesis (FDP)
A replacement of one or more missing teeth that cannot be readily removed by the patient or dentist; it is fixed or bonded to natural teeth, roots, or implants which furnish the primary support to the prosthesis.
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Fixed
Firmly placed; immovable and stable in one place, does not move.
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Fixation tack
Element designed to resemble a simple tack. It is used to retain a membrane over augmentation material during ridge augmentation surgery.
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Fixation screw
A mechanical device used to stabilize block grafts, membranes, and other devices by fixation to the alveolar bone.
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Fit
To conform correctly to the shape or size of something. To insert or adjust until correctly in place; to make or adjust to the correct size or shape, i.e., to adapt one structure to another, as the adaptation of any dental restoration to its site, in the mouth. Strong and physically healthy. Colloquial term for…
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Oronasal f
An abnormal opening between the nasal cavity and the mouth.
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Orofacial f
An abnormal opening between the cutaneous surface of the face and mouth.
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Oroantral f
An abnormal opening between the maxillary sinus and the mouth.
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Fistula
A pathologic or atypical passage that is the result of poor healing; an unintended or unwanted pathway between differing internal structures or one that connects an internal structure to the (external) surface of a body; usually named according to the body parts it connects. An abnormal connection between two parts inside of the body. Abnormal…
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Fissure
Groove, natural division, cleft, slit, or deep furrow in organs; an ulcer or cracklike sore. A crack or groove on a surface. A major groove in the surface of the brain, teeth, or other organ. A crack or groove in the skin, tissue or an organ. Any of the deep grooves of the outer covering…
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