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Denture adhesive
A material used to adhere a denture to the oral mucosa.
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Denture
A prosthetic device used to replace one or more teeth. A fixed partial denture may be bonded or cemented on adjacent teeth or implants and cannot be removed by the patient. A removable overdenture, partial denture, or full denture may rest on remaining teeth, retained roots, implants, or completely on soft tissue for support and…
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Dentulous
Possessing natural teeth. A condition in which natural teeth are present in the mouth. (syn): Dentate.
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Dentoform
Having the likeness of a tooth; a tooth‐like substitute.
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Dentofacial orthopedics
The branch of dentistry that deals with the prevention and correction of abnormal jaw and tooth relationships, often by surgery.
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Primary d
Earliest natural teeth that erupt into the dental arches of the oral cavity normally during childhood. Also called deciduous dentition.
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Permanent d
Natural teeth that succeed the primary teeth as the primary teeth are shed. Called also succedaneous dentition.
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Natural d
Normal living teeth that erupt into the oral cavity.
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Dentition
Collective teeth in the dental arches. A term that describes all of the upper and lower teeth collectively. The number, arrangement and special characteristics of all the teeth in a person’s jaws. The characteristics and position of the teeth in the upper and lower arches of the jaw. The term is sometimes used to describe…
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Dentinoenamel junction
The area of union of the dentin and enamel. The plane or interface between the dentin of the tooth and the enamel crown; histological sections show it to be a scalloped boundary at the site of the basement membrane which separated the cell layers that formed the calcified enamel and dentin.
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