Ca: acronym for CArcinoma or CAncer CAD-CAM: acronym for Computer Aided Design-Computer Aided Manufacturer (or Computer Assisted Machining) calcium hydroxide : an odorless white powder that is very slightly soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. Aqueous and non-aqueous suspensions of calcium hydroxide are often employed as cavity liners to protect the dental pulp from [...]
GPT terms – B
December 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
back pressure porosity : porosity produced in dental castings thought to be due to the inability of gases in the mold to escape during the casting procedure back·ing : a metal support that attaches a veneer to a prosthesis back·scat·ter or back·scat·ter·ing : see SCATTERED RADIATION balanced articulation : the bilateral, simultaneous, anterior, and posterior [...]
GPT terms – A
December 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Abbe flap: eponym for a lip switch operation. A triangular, full thickness flap from the lower lip used to fill in a deficit in the upper lip. Specifically applied to the midportion of the upper or lower lip—called also lip switch operation. Abbe : A new plastic operation for the relief of deformity due to [...]
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