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surface /sur·face/ (ser´fas) facies.

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sur·face (sûrfs)

n.

The outer or topmost part of a solid structure.

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surface,

n the outer portion of a mass or object.

surface, balancing occlusal,

the surfaces of the teeth or denture bases that make contact to provide balancing contacts.

surface, basal,

n See denture, basal surface of.

surface, buccal,

n a surface adjacent to and facing the cheek.

surface, foundation,

n See denture, basal surface of.

surface, implant-bearing,

n the area of bone that has been selected from the surgical bone impression to be in direct contact with the implant frame.

surface, impression,

n See denture, basal surface of.

surface markers,

n.pl the identification labels applied to the external surfaces of dentures. They may be ink or engraved and may include name, initials, social security number, national registration number, date of birth, and so on.

surface, occlusal,

n the anatomic superior surface of the mandibular posterior teeth and the inferior surface of the maxillary posterior teeth. These surfaces are limited mesially and distally by marginal ridges, and buccally and lingually by the buccal and lingual boundaries of the cusp eminences.

surface, proximal,

n the surface of a tooth or the portion of a cavity that is nearest to the adjacent tooth; the mesial or distal surface of a tooth.

surface radiation exposure,

n See exposure, entrance.

surface, smooth,

n a surface of a tooth on which pits and fissures are not found normally.

surface, working occlusal,

n the surface or surfaces of the teeth on which chewing can occur.

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surface

the outer part or external aspect of a body.

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surface-active agent

any substance capable of altering the physicochemical nature of surfaces and interfaces; an example is a detergent. Called also surfactant.

surface area conversion chart

see Table 21.

surface body weight

see body surface area.

surface catalysis

in the intrinsic coagulation pathway, conversion of factor XII into its active state, factor XIIa, is catalyzed by contact with glass or a similar surface.

surface contact plates

a bacteriological preparation in which the agar surface is slightly higher than the rim of the plate and inoculation is by inversion and direct contact with the surface being sampled.

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surface adjective Superficial verb Vox populi The outer part of a solid structure. See Working surface.