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The seating of a fixed or removable denture so that it will not tilt or be displaced under pressure. The creation of a stable state. The act of making something, such as a body structure, chemical reaction, mood state, or disease process less variable, mobile, or volatile or more rigid. A series of protocols aimed…

Property of a material, implant, prosthesis, or dental restoration to maintain an intended physical position or state when subjected to forces disturbing its equilibrium, e.g., resistance to displacement of a prosthesis or restoration in the horizontal plane.  

Silent sinus syndrome.  

Impression coping designed as a square when viewed in cross‐section. The height varies as does the manufacturer’s design; it may include indentations (i.e., concavities or convexities) along the length of the square.  

Supportive periodontal therapy.  

A wax, plastic, or metal pattern used to form the channel or channels allowing molten metal to flow into a mold to make a casting.  

The material remaining in the reservoir of the mold after a dental casting.  

The channel or hole through which plastic or metal is poured or cast into a gate or reservoir and then into a mold. The cast metal or plastic that connects a casting to the residual sprue button. Is a chronic disorder of the small intestine caused by sensitivity to gluten, a protein found in wheat…

Single, scattered; not epidemic; occurring at isolated geographical and/or temporal loci, especially when referring to a disease. Occurring only occasionally. Referring to outbreaks of disease that occur as separate cases, not in epidemics. Occurring occasionally or in a few isolated situations, as in the sporadic appearance of a disease. Occurring irregularly, alone, or without linkage…

An obsolete term for a claspless maxillary interim removable dental prosthesis that has a spoon‐shaped palatal resin base. The resin base is limited to the central portion of the palate and therefore does not contact the lingual surfaces of the maxillary teeth. Frequently, it is used during periodontal treatment because the design of the resin…