occlusion rim
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oc·clu·sion rim
occluding surfaces built on temporary or permanent denture bases for the purpose of making maxillomandibular relation records and for arranging teeth.
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occlusion rim
The biting surfaces built on denture bases to make maxillomandibular relation records and to arrange teeth. Synonym: bite rim
See also: rim
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oc·clu·sion rim
(ŏ-klūzhŭn rim)1. Occluding surfaces built on temporary or permanent denture bases to make maxillomandibular relation records and for arranging teeth.
2. Baseplate wax fabricated to form a denture base and to support denture teeth during laboratory fabrication of a complete denture.
Synonym(s): bite rim, record rim.
Synonym(s): bite rim, record rim.
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