Dental Laboratories Glossary

A natural tooth, implant, or prosthetic component that supports or anchors a fixed or removable dental prosthesis.

A full-arch implant treatment concept in which a complete dental prosthesis is supported by four strategically placed im...

A replica component that mimics the shape and dimensions of a dental implant body, used in the dental laboratory to repl...

The portion of a tooth covered by enamel, used as the morphological reference when designing the coronal contours of a d...

A mechanical device that simulates jaw movement and holds dental casts in their correct spatial relationship for laborat...

A rigid or semi-rigid temporary foundation placed on an edentulous cast to support occlusal rims during the clinical rec...

A record of the occlusal relationship between the maxillary and mandibular arches, taken with a registrant material and...

A chemical adhesive used in dental laboratories to promote adhesion between a porcelain or composite material and a meta...

The dark space visible between the buccal surfaces of the posterior teeth and the corners of the lips during a smile, as...

Abbreviation for Computer-Aided Design / Computer-Aided Manufacturing, the digital workflow used to design and mill dent...

The external, polished, and visible surface of a denture, as opposed to the intaglio (tissue-facing) surface.

A rigid skeletal structure cast in a cobalt-chromium or gold alloy that forms the metal substructure of a removable part...

Cone Beam Computed Tomography; a three-dimensional dental imaging modality used to assess bone volume, implant positioni...

An implant-supported restoration that is permanently or semi-permanently affixed to a prefabricated or custom abutment u...

Any modification to a prosthetic restoration made by the clinician in the dental surgery, as opposed to laboratory remak...

The combination of a retentive clasp arm, reciprocal arm, and rest that engages a natural tooth to retain and stabilise...

The portion of a fixed partial denture that joins the retainer to the pontic, either rigidly or non-rigidly.

A rigid or semi-rigid metal bar that joins two or more implant abutments, distributing occlusal forces across the implan...

A thin, precisely fitted cap of metal, ceramic, or zirconia that forms the inner substructure of a dental crown before v...

The proportional relationship between the length of the prosthetic crown and the length of the implant fixture embedded...

An individually fabricated impression tray made to a patient's specific arch form, used to take a precise final impressi...

A pre-oxidation firing cycle applied to metal alloy frameworks in the dental laboratory to clean the surface and promote...

The polymeric material, most commonly heat-cured or auto-polymerised acrylic, used to form the tissue-bearing plate of a...

The portion of a denture base that extends from the cervical areas of the artificial teeth to the border of the denture,...