Terms Related to Dental Clasp

• Dental Prosthesis Design

  The plan and delineation of dental prostheses in general or a specific dental prosthesis. It does not include DENTURE DESIGN. The framework usually consists of ...

• Dental Abutment

  Natural teeth or teeth roots used as anchorage for a fixed or removable denture or other prosthesis (such as an implant) serving the same purpose.

• Denture Base

  The part of a denture that overlies the soft tissue and supports the supplied teeth and is supported in turn by abutment teeth or the ...

• Partial, Immediate Denture

  A partial denture constructed before the teeth it replaces are removed. It is then inserted immediately after the removal of the natural teeth for functional ...

• Denture Identification Marking

  Any system of defining ownership of dentures or dental prostheses.

• Dental Prophylaxis

  Treatment for the prevention of periodontal diseases or other dental diseases by the cleaning of the teeth in the dental office using the procedures of ...

• Dental Bridgework

  A denture replacing one or more (but not all) natural teeth. It is supported and retained by underlying tissue and some or all of the ...