Preferred Label : denture precision attachment;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : precision attachment dentures; precision attachment, denture; attachments, denture precision; dental slotted attachment; slotted attachments, dental; attachment denture, precision; dentures, precision attachment; precision attachments, denture; attachment, dental slotted; dental slotted attachments; attachment, denture precision; attachment dentures, precision; attachments, dental slotted; denture precision attachments; precision attachment denture; slotted attachment, dental; denture, precision attachment;
MeSH hyponym : intracoronal attachment; Attachment, Intracoronal; Attachments, Intracoronal; Intracoronal Attachments;
MeSH annotation : restrict to partial dentures;
Origin ID : D003834;
UMLS CUI : C0011465;
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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)