Prosthodontics Definitions

The distance between the occluding surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular teeth when the mandible is in its physiologic rest

a device used to maintain mechanically the correct positional relationship between a piece of work and a tool or between

A facebow with adjustable caliper ends used to locate the transverse horizontal axis of the mandible (GPT8)

The portion of the flange of a denture that occupies the labial vestibule of the mouth (GPT8).

The portion of the oral cavity that is bounded on one side by the teeth, gingiva, and alveolar ridge (in

The portion of the flange of a mandibular denture that occupies the alveololingual sulcus (GPT8)

This form of denture occlusion articulates the maxillary lingual cusps with the mandibular occlusal surfaces in centric working and nonworking

The lowest position of the inferior border of the upper lip when it is at rest (GPT8)

Any spatial relationship of the maxillae to the mandible; any one of the infinite relationships of the mandible to the

A registration of any positional relationship of the mandible relative to the maxillae (GPT8).

The complete intercuspation of the opposing teeth independent of condylar position, sometimes referred to as the best fit of the

An occlusal arrangement wherein the posterior teeth have masticatory surfaces that lack any cuspal height (GPT8).

The potential space between the lips and cheeks on one side and the tongue on the other; that area or

An articulator that does not allow adjustment to replicate mandibular movements (GPT8).

Any articulator design in which the condylar element (analogue) is not part of the lower member of the articulator and