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Laboratory procedure in which teeth are created in wax according to the planned restoration. It may be used to evaluate the feasibility of a proposed plan and to fabricate a radiographic template, a surgical guide, or laboratory guides.  

Waxing of proposed restorative forms on dental casts for the evaluation and planning of intended restorations.  

Alterations performed on a dental cast before actual tooth preparation so the proposed tooth preparation can be evaluated and changed as needed before actually cutting the intended tooth.  

The radiation a patient receives when radiographs are used for the purpose of determining the nature of a disease.  

A removable dental prosthesis, usually made of acrylic resin, that includes an overlay of the occlusal surfaces, designed to evaluate a patient’s response to extensive restorative intervention.  

Visual representation of a body part made for diagnostic and/or treatment planning purposes. Such procedures include radiography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and digital volume tomography. Scanning for the purpose of diagnosis, e.g. of a pregnant woman to see if the fetus is healthy. Techniques that allow internal areas of the body…

A provisional removable dental prosthesis constructed for the purposes of functional and esthetic evaluation of the intended final therapy.  

A static replica of a part or parts of the oral cavity and/or facial structures for the purpose of diagnosis and development of a treatment plan.  

Relating to or used in determining the nature of a disease or condition. Of plant characters, character(s) that enable unambiguous identification of a particular species (or subspecies, variety, etc) and distinguish it from other, similar-looking plants. Referring to diagnosis. The practice or skill of discerning a medical condition based on the indications and manifestations it…