Dental materials: 1986 literature review. Part 1.
1987
R van Noort, and
D Brown, and
E C Combe, and
A M Fletcher, and
C H Lloyd, and
J F McCabe
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MeSH Term
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D003722
Dental Alloys
A mixture of metallic elements or compounds with other metallic or metalloid elements in varying proportions for use in restorative or prosthetic dentistry.
Alloy, Dental,Alloys, Dental,Dental Alloy
D003764
Dental Materials
Materials used in the production of dental bases, restorations, impressions, prostheses, etc.
A type of porcelain used in dental restorations, either jacket crowns or inlays, artificial teeth, or metal-ceramic crowns. It is essentially a mixture of particles of feldspar and quartz, the feldspar melting first and providing a glass matrix for the quartz. Dental porcelain is produced by mixing ceramic powder (a mixture of quartz, kaolin, pigments, opacifiers, a suitable flux, and other substances) with distilled water. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
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.
Base, Denture,Bases, Denture,Denture Base
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