baseplate wax

baseplate wax
a dental wax containing about 75 per cent paraffin or ceresin with additions of beeswax and other waxes and resins; used chiefly to establish the initial arch form in making trial plates for the construction of complete dentures. Called also try-in w.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • wax bite — a simultaneous impression of both the upper and the lower jaw, made by having the subject bite on a double layer of soft baseplate wax …   Medical dictionary

  • wax — 1. A thick, tenacious substance, plastic at room temperature, secreted by bees for building the cells of their honeycomb. SYN: beeswax, cera. 2. Any substance with physical properties similar to those of beeswax, of animal, vegetable …   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 wax — baseplate w …   Medical dictionary

  • relief — 1. Removal of pain or distress, physical or mental. 2. In dentistry, reduction or elimination of pressure from a specific area under a denture base. SEE ALSO …   Medical dictionary

  • Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …   Wikipedia

  • PAF (pickup) — P.A.F. Manufacturer Gibson Period 1956 1967 Type Passive humbucker Magnet type …   Wikipedia

  • base — 1. The lower part or bottom; the part of a pyramidal or conical structure opposite the apex; the foundation. SYN: basis [TA], basement (1). 2. In pharmacy, the chief ingredient of a mixture. 3. In chemistry, an …   Medical dictionary

  • Fender Jazzmaster — Infobox Guitar model|title=Fender Jazzmaster bgcolor=#FFFFFF manufacturer=Fender period=1958 1977; 1993 present bodytype=Solid necktype=Bolt on scale=25.5 woodbody=Alder woodneck=Maple woodfingerboard=Rosewood bridge= Floating Tremolo pickups=2… …   Wikipedia

  • Fender Jaguar — Infobox Guitar model|title=Fender Jaguar bgcolor=#FFFFFF manufacturer=Fender period=1962 1975; 1999 present bodytype=Solid necktype=Bolt on scale=24 woodbody=Alder (Basswood on earlier Japanese models, Alder again post mid 1995) woodneck=Maple… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”