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setup
Etymology: AS, settan, to set, up, on high
1 an arrangement of artificial teeth on a trial denture base.
2 a laboratory procedure in which teeth are removed from a plaster cast and repositioned in wax. It is used as a diagnostic procedure and in creation of a mold for a positioner appliance.

setup,
n 1. the arrangement of teeth on a trial denture base.
2. a laboratory procedure in which teeth are removed from a plaster cast and repositioned in wax. May be used as a diagnostic tool to evaluate alternatives, as when some teeth are missing; also used to produce the mold to make a positioner appliance.
3. to prepare the armamentarium for a dental procedure.


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