| beading | 1. Numerous small rounded projections, often in a row like a string of beads. 2. The rounded elevation along the border of the tissue surface of the major connectors of a maxillary dental prosthesis. 3. Protection of the formed borders of final impressions for a dental prosthesis done by placement of wax sticks or a plaster-pumice combination adjacent to the borders prior to forming the master cast. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| beading of the ribs | A row of beading at the junction of the ribs with their cartilages, often seen in rachitic children. Synonym: beading of the ribs. (05 Mar 2000) |