retention (redirected from retention terminal)

retention /re·ten·tion/ (re-ten´shun) the process of holding back or keeping in position, as persistence in the body of material normally excreted, or maintenance of a dental prosthesis in proper position in the mouth.

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re·ten·tion (r-tnshn)

n.

1. Involuntary withholding by the body of wastes or secretions that are normally eliminated.

2. The holding by the body of what normally belongs in it, such as food in the stomach.

3. An ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.

4. In dentistry, a period following orthodontic treatment when a patient wears an appliance or appliances to stabilize the teeth in their new position.

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retention

[riten′shən]

1 a resistance to movement or displacement.

2 the ability of the digestive system to hold food and fluid.

3 the inability to urinate or defecate.

4 the ability of the mind to remember information acquired from reading, observation, or other processes.

5 the inherent property of a dental restoration to maintain its position without displacement under axial stress.

6 a characteristic of proper tooth cavity preparation in which provision is made for preventing vertical displacement of the cavity filling.

7 a period of treatment during which an individual wears an appliance to maintain teeth in positions to which they have been moved by orthodontic procedures. retain, v.

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retention (rēten´shn),

n 1. power to retain; capacity for retaining; the inherent property of a restoration to maintain its position without displacement under stress; results from close adaptation of the restoration to the prepared form of the tooth, usually aided by cement.
n 2. term relating to the provision in cavity preparation for preventing displacement of a restoration. Retention supplements resistance form and is specifically created to resist any lateral or tipping force that may be brought against the restoration during and after its insertion.
n 3. resistance of a denture to removal in a direction opposite that of its insertion; the quality inherent in the denture that resists the force of gravity, adhesiveness of foods, and forces associated with the opening of the jaws.
n 4. the period of treatment during which the individual wears an appliance to maintain the teeth in the desired position.

retention arm,

n See arm, retention.

retention, circumferential,

n frictional resistance to displacement derived from completely veneering the exposed tooth surface.

retention, denture,

n 1. the means by which dentures are held in position in the oral cavity; the maintenance of a denture in its position in the oral cavity; the resistance to the movement of a denture from its basal seat in a direction opposite to that in which it was inserted.
n 2. the resistance of a denture to vertical movement in the occlusal direction from its basal seat.

retention, direct,

n retention obtained in a removable partial denture by the use of attachments or clasps that resist removal from abutment teeth.

retention form,

n See form, retention.

retention, indirect,

n retention obtained in a removable partial denture through the use of indirect retainers.

retention, partial denture,

n the fixation of a fixed partial denture by means of crowns, inlays, or other retainers.

retention, pin,

n See pin, retention.

retention, pinhole,

n one or more small holes, 2 to 3 mm in depth, placed in suitable areas of a cavity preparation parallel with the general line of draft to provide or supplement resistance and retention form.

retention, radicular,

n retention derived from projections of metal into the root canals of pulpless teeth.

retention, removable partial denture,

n the resistance to movement of a removable partial denture from its supporting structures, gained by the use of direct and indirect retainers or other attachments.

retention terminal,

n See clasp, circumferential arm; clasp, circumferential, arm retentive.

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retention

the process of holding back or keeping in a position, such as persistence in the body of material normally excreted. See also retained.

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renal retention cysts

these are acquired and result from scarring and obstruction of tubules in chronic renal disease.

urine retention

accumulation of urine within the bladder because of inability to urinate.

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retention

Neurology See Memory UrologySee Urinary retention.