Structured Summary
Abstract
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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Narrower headings
- Artificial Tooth
- Crowns
- Dental Abutments
- Dental Cavity Lining
- Dental Clasps
- Dental Implants
- Dental Prosthesis Design
- Dental Prosthesis Repair
- Dental Prosthesis Retention
- Dental Restoration Failure
- Dental Veneers
- Dentures
- Implant-Supported Dental Prosthesis
- Palatal Obturators
- Periodontal Prosthesis
- Permanent Dental Restoration
- Temporary Dental Restoration
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Dental Prostheses
- Prostheses, Dental
- Prosthesis, Dental
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17 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; specialty is PROSTHODONTICS
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History Note
93; was heading 1963-90; was see DENTURES 1991-92
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Previous Indexing
- Dentures (1991-1992)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dental Prosthesis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017266. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017266
- Dental Prosthesis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_prosthesis
- Dental Prosthesis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16014789