edentulous
91shellac bases — resinous materials adapted to maxillary or mandibular edentulous casts to form baseplates for the construction of dentures …
92orofacial dyskinesia — facial movements resembling those of tardive dyskinesia, seen in elderly patients who are edentulous and demented; cf. Meige syndrome …
93edentulate — eden·tu·late (e denґtu lāt) edentulous …
94giant cell epulis — epulis gigantocellularis a sessile or pedunculated lesion of the gingiva, or less often the mucous membrane covering edentulous ridges, which represents inflammatory reactions to injury or hemorrhage, and is not considered a true neoplasm.… …
95nasomandibular fixation — mandibular immobilization, especially for edentulous jaws, using maxillomandibular splints; a circummandibular wire is connected with an intraoral interosseous wire passed through a hole drilled into the anterior nasal spine of the maxilla …
96granuloma fissuratum — 1. a circumscribed, firm, reddish, fissured, fibrotic granuloma of the gum and buccal mucosa, occurring on an edentulous alveolar ridge and in the fold between the ridge and cheek; it is caused by an ill fitting denture. 2. acanthoma fissuratum …
97dental impression — denture impression an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and edentulous areas, made in plastic material that becomes hardened or set while in contact with the tissue; it is later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial stone to produce… …
98partial denture impression — a negative copy of the partially edentulous dental arch or its section made for the purpose of constructing a partial denture …
99primary impression — an impression of the edentulous mouth that usually lacks fine details of the tissue and is often used for construction of a secondary impression. Called also preliminary i …
100secondary impression — an impression made by using an impression material in a tray, produced by the primary impression method for the reproduction of fine details of an edentulous mouth. Called also final i …
