Concept information
Preferred term
Enamel Microabrasion
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Dental Microabrasion
- Dental Microabrasions
- Enamel Microabrasions
- Microabrasion, Dental
- Microabrasion, Enamel
- Microabrasions, Dental
- Microabrasions, Enamel
Note
- to remove surface discoloration
Scope note
- Mechanical removal of a small amount of tooth structure (not more than a few tenths of a millimeter in depth) to eliminate superficial enamel discoloration defects not successfully removed by bleaching techniques. A common abrasive is a mixture of pumice and hydrochloric acid.
History note
- 97
In other languages
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Finnish
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hammaskiilteen mikroabraasio
-
Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019243
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