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wanhope (iou)



wanhope noun. ME.
[from WAN- + HOPE noun1.]
Hopelessness, despair. ME.
Orig., vain hope. Later (as two words), faint hope. LME-M17.

tooth preparation, prosthodontic (medicine)


tooth preparation, prosthodontic


The selected form given to a natural tooth when it is reduced by instrumentation to receive a prosthesis (e.g., artificial crown or a retainer for a fixed or removable prosthesis). The selection of the form is guided by clinical circumstances and physical properties of the materials that make up the prosthesis. (boucher's clinical dental terminology, 4th ed, p239)