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Health Occupations > Dentistry > Tooth Preparation > Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic

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Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic  

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  • restrict to prep procedures for prostheses; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION (for fillings & inlays) & ROOT CANAL PREPARATION are also available

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  • The selected form given to a natural tooth when it is reduced by instrumentation to receive a prosthesis (e.g., artificial crown or a retainer for a fixed or removable prosthesis). The selection of the form is guided by clinical circumstances and physical properties of the materials that make up the prosthesis. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p239)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019231

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