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abutment

 [ah-but´ment]
the anchorage tooth for a bridge.
Abutment tooth. From Darby and Walsh, 1995.

a·but·ment

(ă-bŭt'ment),
In dentistry, a natural tooth or implanted tooth substitute, used to support or anchor a fixed or removable prosthesis.

abutment

/abut·ment/ (ah-but´ment) a supporting structure to sustain lateral or horizontal pressure, as the anchorage tooth for a fixed or removable partial denture.

abutment

[əbut′mənt]
Etymology: Fr, abouter to place end to end
a tooth, root, or implant that supports and provides retention for a fixed or removable dental prosthesis.
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Frontal view of abutment

Abutment

A term of art referring to the teeth on either side of a missing tooth or teeth, which are used to anchor a fixed or removable dental prosthesis or bridge.

a·but·ment

(ă-bŭt'mĕnt)
dentistry A natural tooth or implanted tooth substitute, used to support or anchor a fixed or removable prosthesis.

a·but·ment

(ă-bŭt'mĕnt)
In dentistry, a natural tooth or implanted tooth substitute, used to support or anchor a fixed or removable prosthesis.
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Key Words: Periodontal, abutment teeth, plaque index.
PERIODONTAL HEALTH OF NATURAL ABUTMENTS IN REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURE WEARERS
The crown is fixed to the abutment, or directly to the underlying implant, with a screw.
Cement-free Implant Retention
CRR and Splinting: It has been already established that Periodontal bone loss around abutments results in an increased CRR that may or may not be associated with increased tooth mobility.
Validity of crown-to-root ratio as a prognostic tool in clinical practice
Fifty-four (18 per implant abutment type) titanium implant analogs and prosthetic abutments (Ti Anatomic Abutment-Straumann LLC, Esthetic Abutment-Nobel BioCare, and TiDesign-Astra Tech, Inc) were purchased from Straumann, Inc, Nobel BioCare and Astra, respectively.
Comparison of the impact of scaler material composition on polished titanium implant abutment surfaces
If a dentist is performing a round-house bridge on a patient, obtaining a bite registration can be challenging because when all of the teeth are prepared, there maybe no natural teeth occlusion but just abutments occluding into the opposing arch.
Triple tray crown and bridge procedures: a guide to how dental assistants can assist the dentist: Part 2
The % age difference between the recorded values of seepage for main dam and calculated values for the model without abutment is about 70% which is very high indicating the need for the model to be revised.
EFFECTIVENESS OF UPSTREAM BLANKET AND GROUTING IN CONTROL OF SEEPAGE AT KHANPUR DAM PROJECT
Due to the optimal esthetic, mechanical properties and biocompatibility, Zirconia has been suggested as material of choice for implant abutments.
Customised Zirconia abutments: enhancing the soft tissue--restorative interface
The open joints near the major structures and abutments of main dam and saddle embankment were cleaned and dentally concreted to check the ingress of water.
POST IMPOUNDING PROBLEMS AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN CARBONATE GEOLOGY AT KHANPUR DAM PROJECT, PAKISTAN
Healing applications such as abutments and caps have been made from titanium and ceramics, the latter only occasionally because of its brittleness in a load-bearing application.
Alternative materials for dental devices: polymers facilitate structurally superior applications
Requirements for the system's design includes reducing "g" levels by at least 50% compared to unprotected abutments and stopping the impacting vehicle in a predictable and stable manner.
Battelle on track to win safety race
The process beats the early days of dentistry, Gian-Grasso added, when abutments were a one-size-fits-all affair.
DENTAL IMPLANTS DONE DIGITALLY
Pointing toward the full-scale abutments at TFHRC, which were constructed in attractive earth-tone colors and patterns, Adams asked rhetorically, "Would you rather look at that or at a concrete wall?
Geosynthetic Reinforced SOIL STRUCTURES can Carry the Load

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