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Orthodontic Appliances |
Devices used for influencing tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19) |
Appliance, Orthodontic,Appliances, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Appliance |
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| D001840 |
Dental Bonding |
An adhesion procedure for orthodontic attachments, such as plastic DENTAL CROWNS. This process usually includes the application of an adhesive material (DENTAL CEMENTS) and letting it harden in-place by light or chemical curing. |
Bonding, Dental,Cure of Orthodontic Adhesives,Curing, Dental Cement,Dental Cement Curing,Orthodontic Adhesives Cure |
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| D003188 |
Composite Resins |
Synthetic resins, containing an inert filler, that are widely used in dentistry. |
Composite Resin,Resin, Composite,Resins, Composite |
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| D003738 |
Dental Cements |
Substances used to bond COMPOSITE RESINS to DENTAL ENAMEL and DENTIN. These bonding or luting agents are used in restorative dentistry, ROOT CANAL THERAPY; PROSTHODONTICS; and ORTHODONTICS. |
Dental Adhesives,Luting Agents,Orthodontic Adhesives,Cement, Dental,Cements, Dental,Dental Cement,Adhesive, Dental,Adhesive, Orthodontic,Adhesives, Dental,Adhesives, Orthodontic,Dental Adhesive,Luting Agent,Orthodontic Adhesive |
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| D003743 |
Dental Enamel |
A hard thin translucent layer of calcified substance which envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth. It is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Under the microscope, it is composed of thin rods (enamel prisms) held together by cementing substance, and surrounded by an enamel sheath. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p286) |
Enamel,Enamel Cuticle,Dental Enamels,Enamel, Dental,Enamels, Dental,Cuticle, Enamel,Cuticles, Enamel,Enamel Cuticles,Enamels |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D001641 |
Bicuspid |
One of the eight permanent teeth, two on either side in each jaw, between the canines (CUSPID) and the molars (MOLAR), serving for grinding and crushing food. The upper have two cusps (bicuspid) but the lower have one to three. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p822) |
Premolar,Bicuspids,Premolars |
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| D013499 |
Surface Properties |
Characteristics or attributes of the outer boundaries of objects, including molecules. |
Properties, Surface,Property, Surface,Surface Property |
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