jacket crown: see CERAMIC CROWN, RESIN CROWN Jackson crib clasp : a one-piece clasp bent to engage the mesial and distal interproximal undercuts in adjacent natural teeth. Usually it was made by hand bending of a straight wire of appropriate dimensions Jackson magnet [Thomas R. Jackson, U.S. dentist]: eponym for permanent magnetic alloy magnets using […]
GPT Terms – I
i·at·ro·gen·ic : resulting from the activity of the clinician; applied to disorders induced in the patient by the clinician I-bar clasp: see CLASP id·io·path·ic : self-originated; of unknown causation idling condyle: see NONWORKING SIDE CONDYLE il·lum·inance 1: density of luminous flux on a surface 2: luminous flux incident per unit area of a surface il·lum·inant : […]
GPT Terms – H
habitual centric: see MAXIMAL INTERCUSPAL POSITION habitual occlusion: see MAXIMAL INTERCUSPAL POSITION Hader bar [after the Swiss tool and die technician, Helmut Hader]: eponym for a rigid bar connecting two or more abutments, which, when viewed in cross section, resembles a keyhole, consisting of a rectangular bar with a rounded superior (occlusal) ridge that creates […]
Gpt Terms – G
gag 1: an involuntary contraction of the muscles of the soft palate or pharynx that results in retching 2: a surgical device for holding the mouth open galvanic skin response : the change in the electrical resistance of the skin in response to diverse stimuli galvanic stimulation : stimulation of muscles through the application of varying […]
GPT Terms – F
fab·ri·ca·tion : the building, making, or constructing of a restoration face form 1: the outline form of the face 2: the outline form of the face from an anterior view, sometimes described geometrically as square, tapering, ovoid, or by various combinations of these basic forms (GPT-4)—see FACIAL FORM facebow : a caliper-like instrument used to record […]
GPT terms – E
earbow : an instrument similar to a facebow that indexes to the external auditory meatus and registers the relation of the maxillary dental arch to the external auditory meatus and a horizontal reference plane. This instrument is used to transfer the maxillary cast to the articulator. The earbow provides an average anatomic dimension between the […]
GPT Terms -D
Davis crown: eponym for a dental restoration supported by a dowel in the root canal over which was cemented a porcelain tube tooth in direct contact with the root face of the tooth. A later modification involved a gold casting that improved the fit between the root and artificial tooth de·bride·ment : the removal of […]
GPT terms – C
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
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
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 […]
Dental Case History – General Information
Definition of Case history: The collection of data concerning an individual, their family, and environment, including the medical history, dental history and any other information that may be useful in analyzing and diagnosing the condition or for instructional or research purposes. Case History in Periodontics This includes all the general information of the Patient which […]
Case History for Dental Students
Case history is an important and integral part of Treatment, a treatment of a disease or a condition starts with it’s proper diagnosis and this can be done successfully only by taking down a proper Case History. It is very important to take a proper case history which will further lead to a proper diagnosis and […]
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