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Tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of various cells (e.g., fibroblasts and macrophages) and interlacing protein fibers (e.g., collagen) embedded in a chiefly carbohydrate ground substance that supports, ensheaths, and binds together other tissues. Includes loose and dense forms (e.g., adipose tissue, tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses) and specialized forms (e.g., cartilage and bone). Tissue that supports…

A transmucosal abutment used in the fabrication of a screwretained prosthetic reconstruction.  

Specific size and shape of a dental implant or component. The three-dimensional arrangement in space of substituent groups in stereoisomers. The shape and appearance of something.  

Helical cone beam computed tomography, Spiral cone beam computed tomography. Imaging technique that uses a cone‐shaped X‐ray beam to acquire multiple images of a patient. Images are captured on flat panel detectors or image intensifiers. Volume data can be acquired in a single rotation of the beam and the detector, at reduced radiation exposure. It…

Intended surgical cut through the neck of the condyloid process for the purpose of removing the condyle. Also used in reference to the intended surgical excision of a portion of the articulating surface of the mandibular condyle (known as a condylar shave).  

Surgery to remove the mandibular condyle.  

A rounded articular prominence found on the end of a bone, that is, relating to the mandible. It is a bilateral ellipsoidal projection found on the superior portion of the mandible’s ramus, and it articulates with the glenoid fossa. The condyle sits atop the condylar neck. The combination of the condyle and the condylar neck…

A self‐reducing incomplete or partial disarticulation of the condyle from its glenoid fossa.  

The segment of an articulator that is located in the superior posterior region of the nonmobile member that is designed to control the movement of the movable member. The pathway that the condyles traverse during translatory movements; the inclination of the path can be measured in degrees relative to the Frankfort plane.