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Preferred term

Denture Precision Attachment  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Attachment, Dental Slotted
  • Attachment Denture, Precision
  • Attachment, Denture Precision
  • Attachment Dentures, Precision
  • Attachments, Dental Slotted
  • Attachments, Denture Precision
  • Dental Slotted Attachment
  • Dental Slotted Attachments
  • Denture, Precision Attachment
  • Denture Precision Attachments
  • Dentures, Precision Attachment
  • Precision Attachment Denture
  • Precision Attachment, Denture
  • Precision Attachment Dentures
  • Precision Attachments, Denture
  • Slotted Attachment, Dental
  • Slotted Attachments, Dental

Note

  • restrict to partial dentures

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

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