| Cummer's classification | A listing of several types of removable partial dentures in accordance with the distribution of direct retainers. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Cummer's guideline | A line scribed on an abutment tooth of a dental cast by means of a dental surveyor indicating the height of contour of the tooth according to a specific path of insertion, a line which serves as a guide in the proper location of various parts of a clasp assembly for a removable partial denture. Synonym: clasp guideline, Cummer's guideline. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cummer, William | <person> Canadian dentist, 1879-1942. See: Cummer's classification, Cummer's guideline. (05 Mar 2000) |