Preferred Label : dental impression technique;
MeSH definition : Procedure of producing an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and/or edentulous
areas. Impressions are made in plastic material which becomes hardened or set while
in contact with the tissue. They are later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial
stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. Impressions may be made
of a full complement of teeth, of areas where some teeth have been removed, or in
a mouth from which all teeth have been extracted. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry,
1982);
MeSH synonym : technics, dental impression; techniques, dental impression; impression techniques, dental; dental impression techniques; impression technics, dental; technic, dental impression; dental impression technic; dental impression technics; impression technic, dental; impression technique, dental; technique, dental impression;
MeSH annotation : DF: DENT IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE;
Origin ID : D003761;
UMLS CUI : C0011375;
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Procedure of producing an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and/or edentulous
areas. Impressions are made in plastic material which becomes hardened or set while
in contact with the tissue. They are later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial
stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. Impressions may be made
of a full complement of teeth, of areas where some teeth have been removed, or in
a mouth from which all teeth have been extracted. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry,
1982)
