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.
occlusion rim
The biting surfaces built on denture bases to make maxillomandibular relation records and to arrange teeth. Synonym: bite rim
See also: rim
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.