choice of path of placement
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choice of path of place·ment
(choys path plās'mĕnt)Determination, at the design stage of prosthesis fabrication, of the direction of insertion (and removal); dictated by soft and hard tissue morphology, including undercuts, and can be modified with the placement of guide planes on teeth.