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  2. Vladimir Pavlecka - Wikipedia

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    He also designed the first tricycle landing gear used on a large plane, invented a self-sealing fuel tank, and switched Douglas's fuselage construction from extrusion to sheet metal rolling. [4] Pavlecka and his department also invented flush riveting for which Pavlecka was assigned the patent. [ 5 ]

  3. Complete denture occlusion - Wikipedia

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    To remove occlusal interferences, Schuyler, introduced the BU-LL and MU-DL rule. This included reduction of the buccal cusp in the upper teeth and the lingual cusp of lower teeth in the frontal plane. Additionally, on the sagittal plane reductions are made on the mesial cusp for upper teeth and distal cusp of the lower teeth.

  4. Aircraft lavatory - Wikipedia

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    An aircraft lavatory or plane toilet is a small unisex room on an aircraft with a toilet and sink. They are commonplace on passenger flights except some short-haul flights. Aircraft toilets were historically chemical toilets , but many now use a vacuum flush system instead.

  5. Channel types - Wikipedia

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    A wide variety of river and stream channel types exist in limnology, the study of inland waters.All these can be divided into two groups by using the water-flow gradient as either low gradient channels for streams or rivers with less than two percent (2%) flow gradient, or high gradient channels for those with greater than a 2% gradient.

  6. Pediatric dentistry - Wikipedia

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    School dentist examining children's teeth. Netherlands, 1935. A child getting a filling at the dentist. Malmö National Dental Service 1989.. Pediatric dentistry (formerly pedodontics in American English or paedodontics in Commonwealth English) is the branch of dentistry dealing with children from birth through adolescence. [1]

  7. Atraumatic restorative treatment - Wikipedia

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    Atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) [1] is a method for cleaning out tooth decay (dental caries) from teeth using only hand instruments (dental hatchet and spoon-excavator) and placing a filling.

  8. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (i.e., urine and feces) by collecting it in a bowl and then using the force of water to channel it ("flush" it) through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.

  9. Occlusion (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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    The first tooth contact that occurs when the mandible closes in the terminal hinge axis position, is termed Retruded Contact Position (RCP). [13] RCP can be reproduced within 0.08mm of accuracy due to the non-elastic TMJ capsule and restriction by the capsular ligaments, thus it can be considered a ‘border movement’ in Posselt’s envelope .