Biomaterial Database

Alternative procedures for impressioning the endentulous mouth (II). 1978

E A Travaglini

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009066	Mouth, Edentulous	Total lack of teeth through disease or extraction.	Mouth, Toothless,Edentulous Mouth,Edentulous Mouths,Toothless Mouth
D003760	Dental Impression Materials	Substances used to create an impression, or negative reproduction, of the teeth and dental arches. These materials include dental plasters and cements, metallic oxide pastes, silicone base materials, or elastomeric materials.	Dental Impression Material,Impression Material, Dental,Impression Materials, Dental,Material, Dental Impression,Materials, Dental Impression
D003761	Dental Impression Technique	Procedure of producing an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and/or edentulous areas. Impressions are made in plastic material which becomes hardened or set while in contact with the tissue. They are later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. Impressions may be made of a full complement of teeth, of areas where some teeth have been removed, or in a mouth from which all teeth have been extracted. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)	Dental Impression Technic,Dental Impression Technics,Dental Impression Techniques,Impression Technic, Dental,Impression Technics, Dental,Impression Technique, Dental,Impression Techniques, Dental,Technic, Dental Impression,Technics, Dental Impression,Technique, Dental Impression,Techniques, Dental Impression
D005152	Facial Muscles	Muscles of facial expression or mimetic muscles that include the numerous muscles supplied by the facial nerve that are attached to and move the skin of the face. (From Stedman, 25th ed)	Mimetic Muscles,Facial Muscle,Mimetic Muscle,Muscle, Facial,Muscle, Mimetic,Muscles, Facial,Muscles, Mimetic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man