- occlusion rim
- record rim a border constructed on temporary or permanent denture bases for the purpose of recording the maxillomandibular relation and for positioning the teeth. Called also bite-block, bitelock, and bite r.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
occlusion rim
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rim — A margin, border, or edge, usually circular in form. bite r. SYN: occlusion r.. occlusal r. SYN: occlusion r.. occlusion r. occluding surfaces built on temporary or permanent denture bases for the purpose of making … Medical dictionary
bite rim — occlusion r … Medical dictionary
Vertical dimension of occlusion — A patient prepared for measurement of VDO. Two stickers have been affixed to her face in order to establish the distance between the dots drawn on the stickers when her mandible is in a position that matches her VDO. Because this patient is… … Wikipedia
chew-in record functional — 1. a record of the natural chewing movements of the mandible made on the occlusion rim by the teeth or scribing studs. 2. a record of movements of the mandible made on the occluding surface of the opposing occlusion rim by the teeth or scribing… … Medical dictionary
path — A road or way; the course taken by an electric current or by nervous impulses. SEE ALSO: pathway. [A.S. paeth] clinical p. a map that outlines the entire track or p. a patient is expected to follow throughout the course of treatment and beyond.… … Medical dictionary
milled-in paths — 1. the contours carved by various mandibular movements into the occluding surface of an occlusion rim by teeth or studs placed in the opposing occlusion rim. The curves or contours may be carved into wax, modeling plastic, or plaster of Paris. 2 … Medical dictionary
record — 1. In medicine, a chronologic written account that includes a patient s initial complaint(s) and medical history, physical findings, results of diagnostic tests and procedures, any therapeutic medicines and/or procedures, and subsequent… … Medical dictionary
central-bearing device — a device that provides a central point of bearing, or support, between upper and lower occlusion rims, consisting of a contacting point attached to one occlusion rim and a plate that provides the surface on which the bearing point rests or moves … Medical dictionary
bite-block — (bītґblok) occlusion rim … Medical dictionary
bitelock — bite·lock (bītґlok) occlusion rim … Medical dictionary
