| ERF | Education and Research Foundation; external rotation in flexion; Eye Research Foundation |
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| IHF | Industrial Health Foundation; integration host factor; International Hospital Foundation |
| NAF | nafcillin; National Amputation Foundation; National Ataxia Foundation; net acid flux |
| NOF | National Osteopathic Foundation; National Osteoporosis Foundation |
| AF | abnormal frequency; acid-fast; adult female; afebrile; aflatoxin; albumin-free; albumose-free; aldeh... |
| NKF DOQI | National Kidney Foundation Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative |
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| RERF | Radiation Effect Research Foundation |
| SEOPF | South Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation |
| denture base | That part of a denture which rests on the oral mucosa and to which teeth are attached, that part of a complete or partial denture which rests upon the basal seat and to which teeth are attached. Synonym: saddle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| denture bases | The part of a denture that overlies the soft tissue and supports the supplied teeth and is supported in turn by abutment teeth or the residual alveolar ridge. It is usually made of resins or metal or their combination. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture-bearing area | That portion of the basal seat which supports the complete or partial denture base under occlusal load. Synonym: basal seat, denture-bearing area, denture-supporting area, stress-bearing area, supporting area, tissue-bearing area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture border | The limit or boundary or circumferential margin of a denture base, the margin of the denture base at the junction of the polished surface with the impression (tissue) surface, the extreme edges of a denture base at the buccolabial, lingual, and posterior limits. Synonym: denture edge, periphery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture brush | A brush used to clean removable dentures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture characterization | Modification of the form and colour of the denture base and/or teeth to produce a more lifelike appearance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture cleansers | Substances used to clean dentures; they are usually alkaline peroxides or hypochlorites, may contain enzymes and release oxygen. Use also for sonic action cleaners. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture, complete | A denture replacing all natural teeth and associated structures in both the maxilla and mandible. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture, complete, immediate | A complete denture constructed for replacement of natural teeth immediately after their removal. It does not fit the mouth perfectly and is intended only for functional and cosmetic purposes during the healing process after total extraction. It is to be replaced by the fitted permanent denture. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture, complete, lower | A complete denture replacing all the natural mandibular teeth and associated structures. It is completely supported by the oral tissue and underlying mandibular bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture, complete, upper | A complete denture replacing all the natural maxillary teeth and associated maxillary structures. It is completely supported by the oral tissue and underlying maxillary bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture design | The plan, delineation, and location of actual structural elements of dentures. The design can relate to retainers, stress-breakers, occlusal rests, flanges, framework, lingual or palatal bars, reciprocal arms, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| denture edge | The limit or boundary or circumferential margin of a denture base, the margin of the denture base at the junction of the polished surface with the impression (tissue) surface, the extreme edges of a denture base at the buccolabial, lingual, and posterior limits. Synonym: denture edge, periphery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture esthetics | The cosmetic effect produced by a dental prosthesis, the qualities involved in the appearance of a given restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture flange | The essentially vertical extension from the body of the denture into one of the vestibules of the oral cavity; also, on the lower denture, the essentially vertical extension along the lingual side of the alveololingual sulcus, the buccal and labial vertical extension of the upper or lower denture base, and the lingual vertical extension of the lower one; the buccal and labial denture flange's have two surfaces: the buccal or labial surface and the basal seat surface; the lower lingual flange also has two surfaces: the basal seat surface and the lingual surface. (05 Mar 2000) |