In ICOI’s official glossary, Bilateral stabilization is cross-referenced to Cross-arch stabilization.
Cross-arch stabilization: Syn: Bilateral stabilization.
Resistance against dislodging or rotational forces obtained by a prosthetic design that uses dental implants and/or natural teeth on opposite sides of a dental arch and which are splinted together.
See: Splinting.
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