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| Term | hygienic pontic |
| Pronunciation | (hiy-GEE-nik, hiy-GEH-nik) PON-tik |
| Variations | sanitary pontic, wash-through pontic |
| See also | ridge lap, pontic, hygienic, edentulous ridge, ovate pontic |
| Definition | 1. A self-cleansing pontic. 2. A pontic which does not touch the edentulous ridge. |
hygienic pontic
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