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Assembled recording of the positional relationship of implants made on a cast or in the mouth for the interchangeable validation of fit. If the fit is incorrect, the index is sectioned and reassembled.  

New cast made from the reassembled index of implants following the validation of fit.  

An opening in the implant body that allows for tissue ingrowth for increased retention, stability, and antirotation. Slit in side of a corolla-tube that is not continued to the apex (e.g. in Loranthaceae). An opening, particularly the anus.  

Coating of predetermined thickness, usually resin or ceramic, attached to a crown restoration or pontic by bonding, cementation, or mechanical retention. In dentistry, a man made material, such as porcelain, that can be bonded to the surface of a tooth. It is used for cosmetic reasons.  

A membranous structure that partly obscures an opening or covers another structure. (In Isoetes) the membrane covering the sporangium. A veil-like covering. The medullary velum is either of two thin layers of tissue that form part of the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain. Any structure resembling a veil.  

Gram‐negative, nonmotile, anaerobic cocci found in supra‐ and subgingival plaque.  

Vascular endothelial growth factor.  

Quantity described both in magnitude and in direction. A force vector is the application of force of a given magnitude in a given direction. Animal serving as a means of delivery of pollen or disease organisms. Plasmid or other self-replicating DNA molecule that transfers DNA between cells in nature or in recombinant DNA technology. The…

Vitamin D receptor.  

Vertical dimension of occlusion.