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Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
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D019094 |
[A prosthesis that gains its support, stability, and retention from a substructure that is implanted under the soft tissues of the basal seat of the device and is in contact with bone. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
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Dental Pulp
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D003782 |
[A richly vascularized and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin, contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin, and having formative, nutritive, sensory, and protective functions. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
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Dental Pulp Calcification
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D003784 |
[CALCINOSIS of the DENTAL PULP or ROOT CANAL.
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Dental Pulp Capping
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D003785 |
[Application of a protective agent to an exposed pulp (direct capping) or the remaining thin layer of dentin over a nearly exposed pulp (indirect capping) in order to allow the pulp to recover and maintain its normal vitality and function.
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Dental Pulp Cavity
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D003786 |
[The space in a tooth bounded by the dentin and containing the dental pulp. The portion of the cavity within the crown of the tooth is the pulp chamber; the portion within the root is the pulp canal or root canal.
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Dental Pulp Devitalization
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D003787 |
[The destruction of the vitality of the pulp of the tooth. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p243)
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Dental Pulp Diseases
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D003788 |
[Endodontic diseases of the DENTAL PULP inside the tooth, which is distinguished from PERIAPICAL DISEASES of the tissue surrounding the root.
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Dental Pulp Exposure
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D003789 |
[The result of pathological changes in the hard tissue of a tooth caused by carious lesions, mechanical factors, or trauma, which render the pulp susceptible to bacterial invasion from the external environment.
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Dental Pulp Necrosis
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D003790 |
[Drying and shriveling of the dental pulp due to dry gangrene. Historically this was a method used to remove devitalized pulp.
, Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification.
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Dental Pulp Test
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D003791 |
[Investigations conducted on the physical health of teeth involving use of a tool that transmits hot or cold electric currents on a tooth's surface that can determine problems with that tooth based on reactions to the currents.
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Dental Records
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D003792 |
[Data collected during dental examination for the purpose of study, diagnosis, or treatment planning.
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Dental Research
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D018865 |
[The study of laws, theories, and hypotheses through a systematic examination of pertinent facts and their interpretation in the field of dentistry. (From Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982, p674)
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Dental Restoration Failure
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D019232 |
[Inability or inadequacy of a dental restoration or prosthesis to perform as expected.
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Dental Restoration Repair
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D058250 |
[The process of repairing broken or worn parts of a PERMANENT DENTAL RESTORATION.
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Dental Restoration Wear
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D019554 |
[Occlusal wear of the surfaces of restorations and surface wear of dentures.
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Dental Restoration, Permanent
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D003793 |
[A restoration designed to remain in service for not less than 20 to 30 years, usually made of gold casting, cohesive gold, or amalgam. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
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Dental Restoration, Temporary
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D003794 |
[A prosthesis or restoration placed for a limited period, from several days to several months, which is designed to seal the tooth and maintain its position until a permanent restoration (DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT) will replace it. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
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Dental Sac
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D003795 |
[Dense fibrous layer formed from mesodermal tissue that surrounds the epithelial enamel organ. The cells eventually migrate to the external surface of the newly formed root dentin and give rise to the cementoblasts that deposit cementum on the developing root, fibroblasts of the developing periodontal ligament, and osteoblasts of the developing alveolar bone.
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Dental Scaling
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D012534 |
[Removal of dental plaque and dental calculus from the surface of a tooth, from the surface of a tooth apical to the gingival margin accumulated in periodontal pockets, or from the surface coronal to the gingival margin.
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Dental Service, Hospital
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D003796 |
[Hospital department providing dental care.
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