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Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
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D003811 |
[An autosomal dominant disorder of tooth development characterized by opalescent dentin resulting in discoloration of the teeth. The dentin develops poorly with low mineral content while the pulp canal is obliterated.
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Dentist's Role
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D000081723 |
[The expected function of a member of the dental profession.
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Dentist-Patient Relations
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D003812 |
[The psychological relations between the dentist and patient.
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Dentistry
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D003813 |
[The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.
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Dentistry, Operative
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D003814 |
[That phase of clinical dentistry concerned with the restoration of parts of existing teeth that are defective through disease, trauma, or abnormal development, to the state of normal function, health, and esthetics, including preventive, diagnostic, biological, mechanical, and therapeutic techniques, as well as material and instrument science and application. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 2d ed, p237)
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Dentists
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D003815 |
[Dentists specializing in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of PERIODONTAL DISEASES and in the placement of DENTAL IMPLANTS.
, Individuals licensed to practice DENTISTRY.
, Dentists with special training in prosthetic dentistry.
, Dentists specializing in the preventive and therapeutic oral care of infants, children and adolescents.
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Dentists, Women
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D003816 |
[Female dentists.
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Dentition
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D003817 |
[The teeth collectively in the dental arch. Dentition ordinarily refers to the natural teeth in position in their alveoli. Dentition referring to the deciduous teeth is DENTITION, PRIMARY; to the permanent teeth, DENTITION, PERMANENT. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
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Dentition, Mixed
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D003818 |
[The complement of teeth in the jaws after the eruption of some of the permanent teeth but before all the deciduous teeth are absent. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
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Dentition, Permanent
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D019229 |
[The 32 teeth of adulthood that either replace or are added to the complement of deciduous teeth. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
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Dentofacial Deformities
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D063169 |
[An abnormality of the jaws or teeth affecting the contour of the face. Such abnormality could be acquired or congenital.
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Denture Bases
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D003819 |
[The part of a denture that overlies the soft tissue and supports the supplied teeth and is supported in turn by abutment teeth or the residual alveolar ridge. It is usually made of resins or metal or their combination.
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Denture Cleansers
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D003820 |
[Substances used to clean dentures; they are usually alkaline peroxides or hypochlorites, may contain enzymes and release oxygen. Use also for sonic action cleaners.
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Denture Design
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D003779 |
[The plan, delineation, and location of actual structural elements of dentures. The design can relate to retainers, stress-breakers, occlusal rests, flanges, framework, lingual or palatal bars, reciprocal arms, etc.
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Denture Identification Marking
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D003821 |
[Any system of defining ownership of dentures or dental prostheses.
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Denture Liners
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D003822 |
[Material applied to the tissue side of a denture to provide a soft lining to the parts of a denture coming in contact with soft tissue. It cushions contact of the denture with the tissues.
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Denture Precision Attachment
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D003834 |
[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)
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Denture Rebasing
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D003823 |
[The process of refitting a denture by replacing the denture base material without changing the occlusal relations of the teeth. Rebasing may include adding to the denture base to compensate for resorptive changes to subjacent structures.
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Denture Repair
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D003780 |
[The process of reuniting or replacing broken or worn parts of a denture.
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Denture Retention
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D003781 |
[The retention of a denture in place by design, device, or adhesion.
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