Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Compliance
Action in accordance with recommendation(s). The act of conforming, cooperating, or obeying, as in following orders. In social psychology, the tendency to yield to group pressure in order to avoid punishment for nonconformity. The outward change is not necessarily accompanied by inward change. The agreement of a patient to co-operate with a treatment. Degree to…
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Complete facial moulage
A process consisting of an impression that records the soft tissue contours of the face.
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Complete denture prosthodontics
The art and science related to knowledge and skills about restoring an edentulous arch with a dental prosthetic device.
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Complete denture prosthetics
The replacement of the natural teeth in at least one arch using man‐made materials. The art and science of restoring the appearance and function of an edentulous mouth.
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Complete denture
Prosthesis, usually removable, used to replace all of the dentition and related structures of the maxillary or mandibular arch. It pertains to a complete array of maxillary or mandibular teeth, affixed to a synthetic foundation. Dentures are also commonly referred to as prosthetic teeth.
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Complete crown
A restoration, frequently made of cast metal or a ceramic material, that covers all five surfaces of a tooth: mesial, distal, occlusal, facial, lingual.
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Complete cleft palate
A cleft or opening that extends through the anterior portion of the alveolar ridge as well as the primary and secondary palates.
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Complete arch subperiosteal implant
A device placed under the periosteum on the residual ridge to provide abutments for supporting a removable or fixed dental prosthesis in a fully edentulous arch. Usage of such implants should be described by means of the relationship to their bases of support, the alveolar bone. As such, at placement, the implant is described as…
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Complementary colors
Two different colors that form a neutral color when mixed together in correct proportions; complementary colored light creates white light upon mixture in an additive process, and mixtures are determined by the laws of additive color. If complementary, colorants mixed together form gray or black, and mixtures are determined by the laws of subtractive colorant…
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Complement
A group of serum proteins involved in the control of inflammation, the activation of phagocytes, and the lytic attack on cell membranes. The system can be activated by interaction with antigen‐antibody complexes or by bacterial substances. A term originally used to refer to the heat-labile factor in serum that causes immune cytolysis, the lysis of…
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