Operative dentistry as related to removable partial dentures.
1966
J F Bowman, and
J P Brungo
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D003813
Dentistry
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.
D003814
Dentistry, Operative
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)
Operative Dentistry
D003832
Denture, Partial, Removable
A partial denture designed and constructed to be removed readily from the mouth.