pontic
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(′pän·tik)
(geology) Pertaining to sediments or facies deposited in comparatively deep and motionless water, such as an association of black shales and dark limestones deposited in a stagnant basin.
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Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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pontic
(pon′tik)
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The suspended member of a fixed partial denture; an artificial tooth on a fixed partial denture or an isolated tooth on a removable partial denture. It replaces a lost natural tooth, restores its function, and usually occupies the space previously occupied by the natural crown.
Pontic. (Rosenstiel/Land/Fujimoto, 2001)
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