| R | Retention |
|---|---|
| Rt | Retention times |
| WBR | Whole Body Retention |
| EPR | enhanced permeability and retention |
| direct retention | Retention obtained in a removable partial denture by the use of attachments or clasps which resist their removal from the abutment teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| indirect retention | Retention obtained in a removable partial denture through the use of indirect retainers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil retention enema | A rectal injection of mineral oil, introduced at low pressure and retained for several hours before expelling, to soften faeces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urinary retention | The inability to pass urine from the bladder, most often due to an obstruction of flow. In older males, this may be due to prostate enlargement. Urine retention can also occur as a drug side effect (anticholinergics), after surgical procedures and in the presence of a urethral stricture (narrowing of the urethra). (27 Sep 1997) |
| fluid retention | An abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues or body cavities that results in swelling. (16 Dec 1997) |
| axio-occlusal | Pertaining to the line angle formed by the junction of the axial and occlusal walls of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balancing occlusal surface | The contact's between upper and lower dentures on the balancing or mediotrusive side for the purpose of stabilizing the dentures, the contact's between upper and lower dentures at the opposite side from the working or laterotrusive side (anteroposteriorly or laterally) for the purpose of stabilizing the dentures, the contact's between upper and lower natural or artificial teeth at the opposite side from the working or laterotrusive side. Synonym: balancing occlusal surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bucco-occlusal angle | The line of junction of the buccal and occlusal surfaces of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| generated occlusal path | A registration of the path's of movement of the occlusal surfaces of mandibular teeth on a plastic or abrasive surface attached to the maxillary arch. See: functional chew-in record. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesiobucco-occlusal | Relating to the angle formed by the junction of the mesial, buccal, and occlusal surfaces of a bicuspid or molar tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesiolinguo-occlusal | Denoting the angle formed by the junction of the mesial, lingual, and occlusal surfaces of a bicuspid or molar tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesio-occlusal | Denoting the angle formed by the junction of the mesial and occlusal surfaces of a bicuspid or molar tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| working occlusal surfaces | The surface's of teeth upon which mastication can occur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deflective occlusal contact | A condition of tooth contact's which diverts the mandible from a normal path of closure to centric jaw relation. Synonym: cuspal interference, interceptive occlusal contact, premature contact. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture occlusal surface | That portion of the surface of a denture that makes contact or near contact with the corresponding surface of an opposing denture or tooth. Synonym: facies occlusalis dentis, facies masticatoria, grinding surface, masticating surface, masticatory surface, occlusal surface. (05 Mar 2000) |