Clinic II Final Flashcards
Abutment
A tooth or an implant used for the support or retention of a fixed or removable prosthesis.
Denture
Artificial substitute for missing teeth and adjacent tissue.
Obturator
A prosthesis used to close a congenital or acquired opening , such as for a cleft palate, and area lost.
Pontic
An artificial tooth on a partial denture that replaces a missing tooth, restores its function, and usually occupies the space previously filled by the natural crown.
Prosthesis
Artificial replacement of an absent part of the body, may be a therapeutic device to improve or alter function, may be a device employed to aid in accomplishing a desired surgical result.
Occlusal vertical dimension
The distance measured between 2 points when the occluding members are in contact.
Denture stomatitis
An inflammation of the oral mucosa that bears a complete or partial removable dental prosthesis, typically a denture.
Implant thread
Endogenous implants with threads resembling a screw
Alloplast
An inert foreign body used for implantation within tissue. Synthetic.
Augment
To make greater, more numerous , larger, or more tense.
Fibrous encapsulation
Layer of fiber opus connective tissue between the implant and the surrounding bone . Also called fibrous integration. Indicative of failed osseointegration.
Osseointegration
The direct attachment or connection of osseous tissue to an inert alloplastic material without in intervening connective tissue.
Suppuration
Formation or discharge of pus
Provisional prosthesis or tooth crown
Temporary or preliminary appliance or tooth used during healing or osseointegration for purposes of stability or appearance.
Occlusal overload
Masticated force applied to an implant exceeding capacity of the bone implant interface or implant component to withstand it. Overload can compromise the integrity of an implant because no periodontal ligament is present to absorb the forces.
Adaptation
Relationship between the working end of and instrument and the tooth surface being worked on
Angulation
The angle formed by the working end of and instrument with surface to which the instrument is applied for treatment .
Area-specific curet
Specialized instrument designed with specific angles in the shank for adaptation to a certain group of tooth surfaces.
Universal curet
Curet designed for use on any tooth surface where the adaptation, angulation, and other principles of instrumentation can be correctly and effectively accomplished.
Finger rest
For an intramural rest, the place on a tooth or teeth where the third or ring finger holding the instrument is placed to provide stabilization and control during activation of the instrument.
Fulcrum
The support upon which a lever rests while force intended to produce motion is exerted.
Blade
Working end of an instrument with special design for a particular clinical treatment.
Lateral pressure
The minimal pressure that is required of an instrument against the tooth to accomplish the objective of the assessment or treatment.
Scaler
Instrument designed for initial removal of calculus, prior to finishing with a curet.
Scaling
Instrumentation of a tooth surface to remove calculus and biofilm.
Shank
The part of the instrument between the handle and the working end
Arkansas stone
Fine-grained sharpening stone quarried from natural mineral deposits.
Burnish
To smooth and polish, an effect that can result when a dull scaler or curet is passed over tenacious calculus in an attempt to remove the deposit.
Cutting edge
The fine line formed where the race and lateral surfaces of a scaler or curet meet when the instrument is sharp, when the instrument is dull, the line has thickness and may even reflect light.
Hone. (Noun)
A sharpening stone.