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1. a long narrow raised land formation with sloping sides esp one formed by the meeting of two faces of a mountain or of a mountain buttress or spur 2. Anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc. 3. a. the top of a roof at the junction of two sloping sides b. (as modifier): a ridge tile 4. the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale 5. Meteorol an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticyclone ridge [rij] (architecture) The line on which the sides of a sloping roof meet. (geology) An elongate, narrow, steep-sided elevation of the earth's surface or the ocean floor. (meteorology) An elongated area of relatively high atmospheric pressure, almost always associated with, and most clearly identified as, an area of maximum anticyclonic curvature of wind flow. Also known as wedge. ridge 1. The horizontal line at the junction of the upper edges of two sloping roof surfaces. 2. The internal angle or nook of a vault. Ridge a linearly extended upland, often with soft, rounded parts. Ridges are usually the remnants of mountain ranges that have been greatly eroded and then slightly uplifted (for example, the Timan Ridge and the Donets Ridge). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Xu said that such a product could also be used in periodontal bone repair, mandibular and maxillary ridge augmentation, reconstruction of frontal sinus and craniofacial skeletal defects, and other stress-bearing orthopedic applications. Four clinical cases walk through the basic surgical protocols for horizontal ridge and vertical ridge augmentation, reconstruction of bone loss through the sinus cavity, and ultrasonic-assisted atraumatic tooth extraction. Presurgical implant treatment planning, preparing to remove impacted third molars, determining how sinus grafts and ridge augmentations have healed and determining the ideal position for a single-tooth replacements are just some of the benefits of cone beam scanning technology. |
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