denture-bearing area

  • 1denture-bearing area — denture foundation area, denture supporting area the surface of the oral tissues (residual alveolar ridge) that supports a denture. Called also basal seat a. and stress bearing a …

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  • 2stress-bearing area — 1. the portion of the mouth capable of providing support for a denture. 2. surfaces of oral structures which resist forces, strains, or pressures brought upon them during function. 3. denture bearing a …

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  • 3denture foundation — denture bearing area …

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  • 4area — 1. [TA] Any circumscribed surface or space. 2. All of the part supplied by a given artery or nerve. 3. A part of an organ having a special function, as the motor a. of the brain. SEE ALSO …

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  • 5complete denture impression — 1. an impression made of the entire edentulous arch of the maxilla or mandible, for the purpose of construction of a complete denture. 2. a negative registration of the entire denture bearing area of the maxilla or mandible. 3. a negative… …

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  • 6basal seat area — denture bearing a …

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  • 7impression — 1. A mark seemingly made by pressure of one structure or organ on another, seen especially in cadaveric dissections. See also groove for the various impressions of the lungs, e.g., descending aorta, subclavian artery, and vena cavae. 2. An …

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  • 8border — The part of a surface that forms its outer boundary. SEE ALSO: edge, margin, b.. SYN: margo [TA]. alveolar b. 1. the most occlusal edge of the alveolar bone; 2. SYN: alveolar process of …

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  • 10Periapical cyst — Classification and external resources CT scan through head showing a right periapical cyst ICD 10 K …

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