relationship

re·la·tion·ship (r-lshn-shp)

n.

1. The condition or fact of being related; connection or association.

2. Connection by blood or marriage; kinship.

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relationship,

n the condition of being associated or interconnected.

relationship, abnormal occlusal,

n occlusal relationships that deviate from the regular and established type to produce esthetic disharmonies, interference with mastication, occlusal traumatism, and speech difficulties.

relationship, buccolingual

n the position of a space or tooth in relation to the tongue and cheek.

relationship, convenience, of teeth,

n See occlusion, convenience.

relationship, normal,

n a relationship in which structures conjoin as they should.

relationship, occlusal,

n the individual and collective relationships of the mandibular teeth to the maxillary teeth and the relationship of the adjacent teeth in the same dental arch.

relationship, structure-activity (SAR),

n the relationship between the chemical structure of a drug and its activity.

relationship, tissue-base,

n the relationship of the base of a removable prosthesis to the structures subjacent to it. Three possibilities exist: the base may be entirely tissue-borne, it may be completely tooth-borne, or support may be shared by both the tissue subjacent to its base and the abutment that bounds the edentulous space at one terminus.

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relationship

the state that exists when one variable is related to another variable in some way.

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direct relationship

when changes in the value of one of the variables is mirrored by a change in the same direction in the other variable.