The change from plastic to porcelain posterior teeth in full dentures.
1971
C J Thomas
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D003776
Dental Porcelain
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)
Polymers of high molecular weight which are derived from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or other related compounds and are capable of being molded and then hardened to form useful components.
Acrylic Resin,Resin, Acrylic,Resins, Acrylic
D014093
Tooth, Artificial
A fabricated tooth substituting for a natural tooth in a prosthesis. It is usually made of porcelain or plastic.