lab·i·al 1: of or pertaining to the lip 2: toward the lip labial bar: see LABIAL BAR CONNECTOR labial bar connector : a major connector located labial to the dental arch labial flange : the portion of the flange of a denture that occupies the labial vestibule of the mouth labial splint : a device of […]
GPT Terms – K
ka·olin : fine, usually white, clay that is used in ceramics and refractory materials as a filler or extender keep·er : any one of various devices used for keeping something in position—usage: in dentistry, this is usually construed to mean a magnetized alloy attached to one element of a restoration to which a magnet may […]
GPT Terms – J
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 – 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 […]