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Shading from without; color applied to the exterior surface of a prosthesis.  

External, extraneous, as originating from or on the outside. Outside of the body. Coming from without. External, originating outside a structure.  

Jack‐like device attached lateral to maxillary or mandibular basal bone for the purpose of creating incremental separation between jaw segments planned for distraction.  

A recording of mandibular movements made with a stylus on a recording plate that extends outside the oral cavity. A tracing made outside the oral cavity.  

A device that is located outside the oral cavity and used in distraction osteogenesis. The bone segments are usually attached via percutaneous pins connected externally to device fixation clamps.  

Removal of a tooth or teeth. Substance made by extracting cannabinoids from cannabis using a fat or solvent. The use of water, alcohol, vinegar, or glycerite to pull out the herb’s active ingredients. Infusions and decoctions are examples of extractions. To free or remove from a difficult situation or position is often used to signify…

Outside the cortical plate of the bone or bone cortex.  

That part of a fixed dental prosthesis uniting the abutment to the other elements of a prosthesis that surrounds all or part of the prepared crown.  

Any prefabricated attachment for support and retention of a removable dental prosthesis. The male and female components are positioned outside the normal contour of the abutment tooth.