- trial denture
- a denture for placement in the mouth to verify its esthetic qualities, make a record, or do other procedures before completion of the final denture.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
trial denture
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Denture — An artificial set of teeth that can be removed. * * * 1. An artificial substitute for missing natural teeth and adjacent tissues. SYN: artificial dentition. 2. Sometimes used to denote the dentition of animals. bar joint d. SYN: overlay d..… … Medical dictionary
temporary denture — an artificial denture that serves for a short time in a temporary or emergency situation. See conditioning d., interim d., transitional d., and trial d … Medical dictionary
baseplate — A temporary form representing the base of a denture; used for making maxillomandibular (jaw) relation records and for the arrangement of teeth. SYN: record base, temporary base, trial base. stabilized b. a b. lined with plastic material to… … Medical dictionary
try-in — Preliminary insertion of a complete denture wax up (trial denture), of a partial denture casting, or of a finished restoration to determine the fit, esthetics, maxillomandibular relation, etc. * * * (triґin) a preliminary insertion of a dental… … Medical dictionary
baseplate — /bays playt /, n. 1. bedplate. 2. Dentistry. a. a sheet of plastic material for making trial denture plates. b. the portion of a denture in contact with the jaw. 3. Metall. a plate of metal to be clad with another metal. [1875 80; BASE1 + PLATE1] … Universalium
baseplate — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: base (III) + plate 1. : a plate that serves as a base or support: as a. : the foundation plate of heavy machinery (as of a steam engine) : bedplate … Useful english dictionary
set-up — 1. The arrangement of teeth on a trial denture base. 2. A procedure in dental case analysis involving cutting off and repositioning of teeth in the desired positions on a plaster cast … Medical dictionary
waxing, waxing-up — The contouring of a pattern in wax, generally applied to the shaping in wax of the contours of a trial denture or a crown prior to casting in metal … Medical dictionary
waxing — wax·ing n the process of removing body hair with a depilatory wax * * * wax·ing (wakґsing) the contouring of a wax pattern or the wax base of a trial denture into the desired shape. Called also waxing up … Medical dictionary
setup — set·up (setґəp) 1. organization or arrangement. 2. the arrangement of teeth on a trial denture base … Medical dictionary
