dental prosthesis

Preferred Label : dental prosthesis;

MeSH definition : 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);

MeSH synonym : prosthesis, dental; prostheses, dental; dental prostheses;

MeSH annotation : GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; specialty is PROSTHODONTICS; DF: DENT PROSTHESIS; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; specialty is PROSTHODONTICS;

Details

Origin ID

D017266;

UMLS CUI

C0162686;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Dental prosthesis [LOINC component]
- Dental prosthesis maker and repairer (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Prosthodontics (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- dental prosthesis maker and repairer [SNOMED Notion]
Indexing information
- RUBBER RS 330T-RTV [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- dental prosthesis [MeSH concept]
See also
- dental restoration failure [MeSH Descriptor]
- dental restoration, permanent [MeSH Descriptor]
- dental restoration, temporary [MeSH Descriptor]
- dentures [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- Peri-Implantitis [MeSH Descriptor]
- denture identification marking [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]

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