lingual plate

  • 1lingual plate — a major partial denture connector formed as a lingual bar extended to cover the cingula of the lower anterior teeth. When used on the maxillary arch it is often referred to as a palatal p …

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  • 2lingual plate — a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate …

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  • 3plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar …

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  • 4basihyal dental plate — lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) …

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  • 5palatal plate — see lingual p …

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  • 6glossohyal — lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) the median dermal toothed bone at the anterior of the hyoid series.… …

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  • 7dermentoglossum — lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) …

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  • 8supralingual — lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) …

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  • 9linguoplate — A partial denture major connector formed as a lingual bar extended to cover the cingula of the lower anterior teeth. SYN: lingual plate …

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  • 10os linguale plattum — (plural ossa lingualia plattum)) lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) …

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