bridgework
False teeth structure
Bridgework is dental work consisting of one or more artificial teeth anchored to adjacent natural teeth or implants, forming a bridge across a gap: She needed bridgework after losing two molars.
The term also refers to the structural framework of a bridge in civil engineering.
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- dentureArtificial teeth appliance
- partialFavoring one side
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
prosthodontics · porcelain · acrylic · fixed · removable · veneer · inlay · onlay
Curved spanning structure
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- cable-stayedSupported by diagonal tendons
viaduct · overpass · trestle · aqueduct · flyover · causeway · culvert · skyway
Temporary exterior work platform
- craneLifter or wader
- girderMain structural support beam
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- foundationUnderlying support structure
engineering · blueprint · contractor · rebar · piling · excavation · cement · surveying
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
abutment · prosthodontics · porcelain · acrylic · fixed · removable · veneer · inlay · onlay · resin
arch
Curved spanning structure
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
cable-stayed · viaduct · overpass · trestle · aqueduct · flyover · causeway · culvert · skyway · beam
scaffolding
Temporary exterior work platform
foundation · engineering · blueprint · contractor · rebar · piling · excavation · cement · surveying · hardhat
- dental labdental lab, dental labs, dental technician, dentures, crowns
- forensic dentistrydental records, dental x-rays, comparative analysis, dental impressions, expert witness
bridgeworktooth extraction
Removing a bad molar
preventive dentistry · root canal therapy · extraction · dental crowns · dental hygiene
work, bridge, bridges, drawbridge, footbridge, bridgeless, bridgehead, bridgeable, bridge-building