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in·fra·bulge (inґfrə-bəlj) the surfaces of a tooth gingival to the height of contour, or sloping cervically; the surface of the crown of a tooth cervical to the clasp guideline or surveyed height of contour, being the retention area of a tooth. Cf. suprabulge.Medical dictionary. 2011.
I-bar clasp — infrabulge clasp a bar clasp arm that approaches the crown of the tooth from an apical direction, without crossing the survey line, crossing the tooth tissue junction at right angles and continuing in a straight line to the unattached mucosa… … Medical dictionary
clasp — 1. A part of a removable partial denture that acts as a direct retainer and/or stabilizer for the denture by partially surrounding or contacting an abutment tooth. 2. A direct retainer of a removable partial denture, usually consisting of two… … Medical dictionary
Removable partial denture — Intervention MeSH D003832 … Wikipedia
Arm — In popular usage, the arm extends from the shoulder to the hand. However, in medical terminology, the arm refers to the upper extremity extending from the shoulder only to the elbow. The arm is thus distinguished in medical usage from the forearm … Medical dictionary
suprabulge — The portion of the crown of a tooth that converges toward the occlusal surface of the tooth. * * * su·pra·bulge (sooґprə bulj″) the surface or the crown of a tooth sloping toward the occlusal surface from the height of contour or… … Medical dictionary
retention arm — retentive arm a rigid clasp that engages the infrabulge area at the terminal end of the arm … Medical dictionary
circumferential clasp — a clasp that encircles more than 180° of a tooth, including opposite angles, and usually contacts the tooth throughout the extent of the clasp, at least one terminal being in the infrabulge area … Medical dictionary
