Dental Laboratories Glossary

The lost-wax process by which a wax dental pattern is encased in a heat-resistant mould material and subsequently burned...

Abbreviation for Ivoclar Vivadent Press System, a brand name used to refer to a range of pressed ceramic dental material...

A written or digital instruction document issued by a dentist to a dental laboratory detailing the specifications for a...

A cast fabricated from a completed denture to facilitate the re-articulation and occlusal correction of the prosthesis a...

A ceramic build-up method in which successive layers of porcelain or composite are applied, fired, and contoured to achi...

One of three rounded lobes of enamel on the incisal edge of a newly erupted permanent incisor, reproduced by dental tech...

The boundary or edge of a dental preparation or restoration where it meets the natural tooth structure, determining the...

A precision rotary cutting tool used in CAD/CAM milling machines to shape dental restorations from ceramic, composite, o...

A dental prosthesis fabricated entirely from a single material without a separate veneering layer, commonly used with hi...

A reference chart supplied by an artificial tooth manufacturer showing the shape, size, and designation codes of availab...

A denture impression technique that records the soft tissue in a displaced, load-bearing state, capturing the ridge unde...

A denture impression technique that records the oral soft tissues in their resting, undisplaced state, using a low-visco...

The potential space in the oral cavity where the inward forces of the cheeks and lips are balanced by the outward forces...

Relating to the biting or chewing surface of posterior teeth, or to the relationship between upper and lower teeth when...

The selective adjustment of occlusal surfaces to produce simultaneous, even contact across all teeth in centric and excu...

The measured removal of tooth structure on the biting surface to create adequate space for a restorative material of suf...

A wax or resin block mounted on a baseplate, used to record jaw relationships and establish tooth position guides before...

The planned pattern of tooth contacts in both centric and excursive jaw movements that guides the design of a prosthetic...

A removable hard or soft acrylic appliance fitted over the teeth to protect against bruxism, stabilise the temporomandib...

The measured distance between two designated anatomical points when the teeth or occlusal rims are in maximum intercuspa...

The initial ceramic layer fired directly onto a metal or zirconia coping to mask its underlying colour and create a foun...

A prosthetic tooth replacement design with an egg-shaped tissue surface that sits within a prepared concavity in the sof...

Abbreviation for Occlusal Vertical Dimension; the measured jaw-closed face height used as a key reference in prosthetic...

A broad, flat major connector of a maxillary removable partial denture that covers a substantial portion of the hard pal...