Prosthodontics Definitions

A device used to relate the maxillary cast to the condylar elements of an articulator using average anatomic landmarks to

An articulator that applies the arcon design; this instrument maintains anatomic guidelines by the use of condylar analogues in the

The fibrous ligament that encloses a joint and limits its motion. It is lined with the synovial membrane (GPT8).

A ring of fibrocartilage that separates the articular surfaces of a joint (GPT8).

The static and dynamic contact relationship between the occlusal surfaces of the teeth during function (GPT8).

A mechanical device which represents the temporomandibular joints and the jaw members to which maxillary and mandibular casts may be

This can help resist dislodging forces if the dentures have an effective border seal. Peripheral seal or border seal is

It is a line around which a body may rotate or about which a structure would turn if it could

The bilateral, simultaneous, anterior and posterior occlusal contact of teeth in centric and eccentric positions (GPT8)

a stage of resin processing that allows a chemical reaction to occur under the conditions present in the ambient environment

The angle formed between the sagittal plane and the average path of the advancing condyle as viewed in the horizontal

Determining the extension of a prosthesis by using tissue function or manual manipulation of the tissues to shape the border

Mandibular movement at the limits dictated by anatomic structures, as viewed in a given plane (GPT8).

The line running from the inferior border of the ala of the nose to some defined point on the tragus

The contact point of a central bearing device (GPT4).