Biomaterial Database

Dental materials: 1978 literature review. Part II. 1980

D Brown, and M Braden, and B E Causton, and E C Combe, and D W Cruickshanks-Boyd, and C H Lloyd, and C Main, and J F McCabe, and M Miller, and T C Tranter, and N E Waters, and D C Watts, and D F Williams, and A D Wilson, and H J Wilson

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009967	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
D003343	Corrosion	The gradual destruction of a metal or alloy due to oxidation or action of a chemical agent. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Corrosions
D003722	Dental Alloys	A mixture of metallic elements or compounds with other metallic or metalloid elements in varying proportions for use in restorative or prosthetic dentistry.	Alloy, Dental,Alloys, Dental,Dental Alloy
D003723	Dental Amalgam	An alloy used in restorative dentistry that contains mercury, silver, tin, copper, and possibly zinc.	Amalgam, Dental,Amalgams, Dental,Dental Amalgams
D003757	Dental Implantation	The grafting or inserting of a prosthetic device of alloplastic material into the oral tissue beneath the mucosal or periosteal layer or within the bone. Its purpose is to provide support and retention to a partial or complete denture.	Dental Implant Therapy,Dental Prosthesis Implantation,Implantation, Dental,Implantation, Dental Prosthesis,Prosthesis Implantation, Dental,Dental Implant Therapies,Dental Prosthesis Implantations,Implant Therapy, Dental,Therapy, Dental Implant
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
D003764	Dental Materials	Materials used in the production of dental bases, restorations, impressions, prostheses, etc.	Dental Material,Material, Dental,Materials, Dental
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)	Porcelain,Porcelain, Dental,Dental Porcelains,Porcelains,Porcelains, Dental
D003799	Dental Stress Analysis	The description and measurement of the various factors that produce physical stress upon dental restorations, prostheses, or appliances, materials associated with them, or the natural oral structures.	Analyses, Dental Stress,Analysis, Dental Stress,Stress Analyses, Dental,Stress Analysis, Dental,Dental Stress Analyses
D003822	Denture Liners	Material applied to the tissue side of a denture to provide a soft lining to the parts of a denture coming in contact with soft tissue. It cushions contact of the denture with the tissues.	Cushion Liners,Cushion Liner,Denture Liner,Liner, Cushion,Liner, Denture,Liners, Cushion,Liners, Denture