Prosthodontics Definitions

The pattern obtained on the horizontal plate used with a central bearing tracing device.

A device that provides a central point of bearing or support between the maxillary and mandibular dental arches. It consists

The maxillomandibular relationship in which the condyles articulate with the thinnest avascular portion of their respective discs with the complex

Space that occurs between opposing occlusal surfaces during mandibular protrusion (GPT8).

The space between the anterior teeth that, should not be more or less than 1–2 mm of clearance between the

A phenomenon of light or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects (GPT8)

opposed by natural mandibular anterior teeth, including loss of bone from the anterior portion of the maxillary ridge, overgrowth of

The anteroposterior and lateral curvatures in the alignment of the occluding surfaces and incisal edges of the artificial teeth that

A removable dental prosthesis that replaces the entire dentition and associated structures of the maxilla or mandible (GPT8).

That body of knowledge and skills pertaining to the restoration of the edentulous arch with a removable dental prosthesis (GPT8).

The mechanical form located in the upper posterior region of an articulator that controls movement of its mobile member (GPT8).

The angle formed by the inclination of a condylar guide control surface of an articulator and a specified reference plane

Curve of occlusion in which each cusp and incisal edge touches or conforms to a segment of the surface of

The angle made by the average slope of a cusp with the cusp plane measured mesiodistally or buccolingually; also called

An individualized impression tray made from a cast recovered from a preliminary impression. It is used in making a final