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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Dental Prosthesis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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prótesis dental
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Prótese Dentária
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Synonyms English:
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Dental Prostheses
Prostheses, Dental
Prosthesis, Dental
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Tree Number:
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E06.780.346
E07.695.190
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Definition English:
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An artificial replacement for one or more natural teeth or part of a tooth, or associated structures, ranging from a portion of a tooth to a complete denture. The dental prosthesis is used for cosmetic or functional reasons, or both. DENTURES and specific types of dentures are also available. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p244 & Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p643) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; specialty is PROSTHODONTICS
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See Related English:
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Dental Restoration Failure
Dental Restoration, Permanent
Dental Restoration, Temporary
Dentures
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History Note English:
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93; was heading 1963-90; was see DENTURES 1991-92
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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30762
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Unique Identifier:
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D017266
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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