NA: acronym for NAsion; a cephalometric landmark located where the intranasal and nasofrontal sutures meet nano·me·ter : unit of length to measure the wavelength of light. It is equivalent to 1 x 10-9 M or 10 angstroms. 1 nm=1/1,000,000 mm narrative report : a complete description of the clinical findings, diagnosis, and treatment rendered for a given patient nasal […]
GPT Terms – M
mac·ro·glos·sia : excessive size of the tongue mac·ula , mac·ula (1863): a patch of tissue that is altered in color but usually not elevated; usually characteristic of various diseases maintenance dose : the quantity of a drug necessary to maintain a normal physiologic state or a desired blood or tissue level of drug major connector : […]
GPT Terms – L
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 […]
Treatment Plan For Complete Denture
After having the complete case history and diagnosis of the patient, dentist should create an idea in his mind how to follow or how to procedure for the further steps and the adjunctive cares to undergo before the commencement of the treatment ADJUNCTIVE CARE : Elimination of infection Elimination of pathology Preprosthetic surgery Tisue conditions […]