Rpd

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Prosthesis

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Replacement of an absent part of the human body by some artificial part

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Prosthetics

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Art and science of supplying artificial replacement for an absent part of the human body

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Prosthodontics

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-branch of dental art and science that deals specifically with the replacement if missing dental and oral structures

-branch of dentistry pertaining to the restoration and maintenance of oral functions, comfort, appearance and health of the patient by the restoration of natural teeth and for the replacement of missing teeth and contiguous oral and maxillofacial tissues with artificial substitutes

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Tooth-Supported Rpd / Tooth-Borne Rpd

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Derives its support from teeth at each end of the edentulous area

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Tooth-Tissue-Supported Rpd / Tooth-Tissue-Borne Rpd

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support came from residual ridge

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Distal Extension Partial Denture

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Base extending posteriorly on a rpd

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Objectives

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• Elimination of oral disease to greatest extent possible

• Preservation of the health and relationship of the teeth and the health of oral and paraoral structures

• Restorations of oral functions

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Appliance

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Devices worn by the patient in the course of treatment

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Stability

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Quality of a prosthesis to be firm, stable or constant and to resist displacement by frictional, horizontal or rotational stresses

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Retention

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Quality inherent in the denture that resists the vertical forces of dislodgement

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Interim / Provisional Denture / Temporary Denture

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Dental prosthesis to be used for a short time for a reason of aesthetics, mastication, occlusal support or convenience

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Complete Denture

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Replaces all of the natural dentition and associated structures

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Abutment

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A portion of a tooth or that portion of an implant that serves to support and/or retain a prosthesis

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Height of Contour

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- greatest convexity of the tooth

- a line encircling a tooth, designating its greatest circumference at a selected position determined by a dental surveyor

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Undercut

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Portion of a tooth that lies between the height of contour and gingiva

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Angle of Cervical Convergence

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An angle viewed between a vertical rod contacting an abutment tooth and the axial surface of the abutment

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Guiding Planes

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- Two or more parallel surfaces of abutment teeth shaped to direct a prosthesis during placement and removal

-easy insertion

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Retainers

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Type of clasp or attachement device used for the fixation, stabilisation, or retention of a prosthesis

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Bar clasp arm

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Clasp arm that originates from the base of the framework, traverses the soft tissue & approaches the tooth undercut from a gingival direction

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Circumferential clasp arm

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Originates above the height of contour, traverses part of the suprabulge portion of the tooth and approaches the tooth and approaches the tooth undercut from an occlusal direction

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Major connector

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Part of the rpd that connects the components one side of the opposite side of the arch

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Continuous Bar

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Component of the partial denture framework that augments the major connector and lies on the lingual or facial surface of several teeth

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Palatal Major Connector

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Thin, broad palatal coverage that is used as a major connector

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Anatomic Replica

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Cast metal palatal major connectors that duplicate the topography of that portion of the patient's mouth

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Indirect retainer

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Assists the direction retainers in preventing displacement of the distal extension denture bases by resisting fever action from the opposite of the fulcrum line

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Rest

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Component of the partial denture that is placed on abutment tooth, ideally in a prepared rest seat, so that it limits movement of the denture in a gingival directions and transmits functional forces to the tooth

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Denture Base

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- Rests on the residual bone covered soft tissue and to which the artificial teeth are attached

- holds the pontic; made of acrylic resin

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Residual/Edentulous Ridge

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Residual bone with its soft tissue that covers the underlying area of the denture base

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Basal Seat / Denture Foundation Area

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Oral tissues and structures of the residual ridge supporting the denture base

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Relining

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Resurfacing of a denture base with nee material to make it fit the underlying tissues more accurately

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Rebasing

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Replacement of the entire denture base with new material without changing the occlusal relations of the teeth

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Balanced Occlusion

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Simultaneous contacting of max and man teeth on the right & left in the ant. & post. Occlusal areas in centric of any eccentric position within the functional ridge

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Stone

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Gyspum material that are employed for their hardness, accuracy or abrasion resistance

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Cast

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Positive reproduction of a dental arch made from an impression

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Investment Cast

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Also termed as refractory cast because it is compounded to withstand high temperature without disintegrating

-pinakagahi; type V stone

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Mold

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The cavity into which a casting is made or the shape of an artificial tooth

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Casting

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Metal object shaped by being poured into a mold to harden

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Dental Cast surveyor

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Instrument used to determin the relative parallelism of two or more axial surfaces of teeth or other parts of a cast of a dental arch

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Wrought

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An alloy worked into shape by rolling, forging or extrusion