Biomaterial Database

Some aspects of the retention of precision-attachment prostheses (II). 1980

W D Schwarz

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003779	Denture Design	The plan, delineation, and location of actual structural elements of dentures. The design can relate to retainers, stress-breakers, occlusal rests, flanges, framework, lingual or palatal bars, reciprocal arms, etc.	Denture Designs,Design, Denture,Designs, Denture
D003781	Denture Retention	The retention of a denture in place by design, device, or adhesion.	Denture Stability,Retention, Denture,Stability, Denture
D003834	Denture Precision Attachment	A precision device used for attaching a fixed or removable partial denture to the crown of an abutment tooth or a restoration. One type is the intracoronal attachment and the other type is the extracoronal attachment. It consists of a female portion within the coronal portion of the crown of an abutment and a fitted male portion attached to the denture proper. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p85; from Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p264)	Intracoronal Attachment,Precision Attachment, Denture,Slotted Attachment, Dental,Attachment, Dental Slotted,Attachments, Dental Slotted,Dental Slotted Attachment,Dental Slotted Attachments,Denture, Precision Attachment,Slotted Attachments, Dental,Attachment Denture, Precision,Attachment Dentures, Precision,Attachment, Denture Precision,Attachment, Intracoronal,Attachments, Denture Precision,Attachments, Intracoronal,Denture Precision Attachments,Dentures, Precision Attachment,Intracoronal Attachments,Precision Attachment Denture,Precision Attachment Dentures,Precision Attachments, Denture
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man