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The interdental clearance provided by the maxillary and mandibular incisor teeth during speaking jaw motion while pronouncing fricatives and sibilants. The space between the teeth during casual repetition of the sound “s.” This is considered the closest relationship of the occlusal surfaces and incisal edges of the mandibular teeth to the maxillary teeth during function…

Indirect impression. Impression technique that uses an impression coping with positioning features, around which a rigid elastic impression material is injected. After removal of the impression, the coping is unthreaded from the mouth, connected to a laboratory analog and repositioned into the impression prior to pouring.  

Repositioning of bone fragments through manipulation only, that is, without surgical intervention.  

An internal (Type II) imbalance of the temporomandibular joint in which the condyle is blocked from sliding under the anteriorly and medially displaced articular disk.  

Elimination of tissue or biological debris contiguous to a tooth via entry into the gingival crevice without flap reflection.  

Software or hardware restricted to a specific company’s digital equipment or digital workflow.  

Refers to the progeny of a somatic cell all having identical genotype. A group of plants resulting from vegetative reproduction from a single parent, and therefore genetically identical to that parent. The term “clone” has acquired a new meaning. It is applied specifically to the bits of inserted foreign DNA in the hybrid molecules of…

Overdenture prosthesis receiving partial retention from a bar clip. It is embedded in the impression surface of the restoration.  

A retentive element within an overdenture used for its fixation to a bar. A piece of metal with a spring, used to attach things together. A device for holding or compressing tissues or other material together, e.g., after surgery; available in a variety of metals and slowly absorbed materials (e.g., polyglycolic acid). Surgeons utilize a…

The art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.