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Rubber Base Impression
Basic
Colloquial
A dental impression made using elastomeric materials such as polyvinyl siloxane or polyether to produce an accurate negative replica of oral structures.
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Crestal Bone
Intermediate
Technical
IVT
The most coronal portion of the alveolar bone, forming the ridge between adjacent teeth, whose height and density are ke...
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Interocclusal Distance
Advanced
Technical
IVT
The vertical space between the occlusal surfaces of opposing teeth when the mandible is in the rest position, also terme...
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