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denture

 [den´cher]
a complement of teeth, either natural or artificial; ordinarily used to designate an artificial replacement for the natural teeth and adjacent tissues.
complete denture an appliance replacing all the teeth of one jaw, as well as associated structures of the jaw.
fixed partial denture a partial denture held in position by attachments to adjacent prepared natural teeth, roots, or implants; called also bridge.
implant denture an artificial denture or single tooth retained and stabilized by a framework or post implanted in the bone.
A subperiosteal implant. From Darby and Walsh, 1995.
overlay denture a complete denture supported both by soft tissue (mucosa) and by a few remaining natural teeth that have been altered, as by insertion of a long or short coping, to permit the denture to fit over them.
partial denture a dental appliance that replaces one or more missing teeth, receiving support and retention from underlying tissues and some or all of the remaining teeth; it may be either permanently attached or removable. See fixed partial denture and removable partial denture.
removable partial denture a partial denture made so that it can readily be removed from the mouth.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

pon·tic

(pon'tik),
An artificial tooth on a fixed partial denture; it replaces the lost natural tooth, restores its functions, and usually occupies the space previously occupied by the natural crown.
Synonym(s): dummy (1)
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

pon·tic

(pon'tik)
An artificial tooth on a fixed or removable partial denture; it replaces the lost natural tooth and restores its functions, and usually occupies the space previously occupied by the natural crown.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Pontic

An artificial tooth.
Mentioned in: Tooth Replacements and Restorations
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

pon·tic

(pon'tik)
Artificial tooth on a fixed partial denture; replaces lost natural tooth, restores its functions, and usually occupies space previously occupied by natural crown.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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Indeed, in the present essay I should like to demonstrate that the work is no less significant than, and has deep conceptual connections to, the author's already much appreciated Discours du temps, de l'an, et de ses parties, his treatise on time, also written in 1555 or 1556, and which stages a fictionalized trialogue between Tyard himself (as Pontus, the speaking "I" [je]), the celebrated Lyonnais poet, Maurice Sceve, and the "diligent observer of religion" (diligent observateur de la religion), Hieromnime.
Tyard's Graphic Metamorphoses: Figuring the Semiosic Drift in the Douze Fables de fleuves ou fontaines
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PONTUS HULTEN: In Paris, where I was writing my dissertation, I met Tinguely, Robert Breer, and some other artists who urged me to take up artmaking.
The hang of it
Leeds 2 Swansea 1 PONTUS JANSSON believes this is Leeds' year - and that feeling will have grown after they recovered top spot.
JAN THE MAN ON BIRTHDAY
The international contingent includes the Royal Ballet of Flanders, France's CCN de Creteil et du Val-de-Marne/Compagnie Kafig, Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba, Sweden's Pontus Lidberg Dance, choreographer/Royal Ballet principal Steven McRae, and the Australian Ballet (in a preview of its longer NYC stay next June).
Head over heels
Apparently the state can act outside the law while the law applies to everyone else," Betsson's CEO Pontus Lindwall commented in a statement.
Betsson loses in court against Swedish state
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