Denture Precision Attachment
"Denture Precision Attachment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A precision device used for attaching a fixed or removable partial denture to the crown of an abutment tooth or a restoration. One type is the intracoronal attachment and the other type is the extracoronal attachment. It consists of a female portion within the coronal portion of the crown of an abutment and a fitted male portion attached to the denture proper. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p85; from Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p264)
| Descriptor ID |
D003834
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.780.346.760.433.555 E07.695.190.200.220.245
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| Concept/Terms |
Denture Precision Attachment- Denture Precision Attachment
- Precision Attachment, Denture
- Attachment, Denture Precision
- Attachments, Denture Precision
- Denture Precision Attachments
- Precision Attachments, Denture
- Attachment, Dental Slotted
- Slotted Attachment, Dental
- Dental Slotted Attachment
- Dental Slotted Attachments
- Slotted Attachments, Dental
- Denture, Precision Attachment
- Attachment Denture, Precision
- Attachment Dentures, Precision
- Dentures, Precision Attachment
- Precision Attachment Denture
- Precision Attachment Dentures
- Attachments, Dental Slotted
Intracoronal Attachment- Intracoronal Attachment
- Attachment, Intracoronal
- Attachments, Intracoronal
- Intracoronal Attachments
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Denture Precision Attachment" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of resistance form on attachment strength of resin-retained castings. J Okla Dent Assoc. 2000; 90(3):16-20, 22, 24-5.
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The I.C. partial denture attachment. J Colo Dent Assoc. 1983 May-Jun; 61(6):3-5.