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Dislocation of the condyle in an inferior direction; the clinical condition where the condyle is inferiorly displaced and typically associated with pain.  

An appliance that allows gradual incremental movement of bone segments away from each other.  

The direction in which the bone segment is distracted during distraction osteogenesis.  

A deviation or positioning towards the distal. Any deviation along the median sagittal plane directed from the incisors to the retromolar pads.  

The clinical situation where at maximum intercuspation, the mandibular teeth have a distal relationship to the maxillary teeth as in an Angle’s Class II occlusion.  

A gradual process of bone healing from the edge of an osteotomy toward a dental implant. Initially, bone does not grow directly onto the implant surface.  

A periodontal surgical intervention at the distal area of a terminal tooth in an arch. The goal is to remove excessive tissue, reduce periodontal pocket depth, and facilitate oral hygiene at the area.  

As seen in the median sagittal plane, a prosthesis addition posterior to the most distal tooth or implant abutment. The extension can be uni‐ or bilateral and in the form of an artificial tooth or teeth, a cantilever for a fixed prosthesis, or a denture base segment for a removable partial denture.  

The boundaries of a removable partial denture distal to the terminal tooth. A removable partial denture prosthesis that does not have a natural abutment tooth at the distal aspect either on one or both sides; rather, the distal tooth at the distal aspect is an artificial tooth provided by the prosthesis.  

Edentulous space posterior to the most distal tooth or implant abutment.