Dental Prosthesis
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 and Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p643)
Year introduced: 1993
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Tree Number(s): E06.780.346, E07.695.190
MeSH Unique ID: D017266
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- Dental Prostheses
- Prostheses, Dental
- Prosthesis, Dental
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