Denture Precision Attachment

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"Denture Precision Attachment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)

Descriptor ID	D003834
MeSH Number(s)	E06.780.346.760.433.555 E07.695.190.200.220.245
Concept/Terms	Denture Precision Attachment Denture Precision Attachment Precision Attachment, Denture Attachment, Denture Precision Attachments, Denture Precision Denture Precision Attachments Precision Attachments, Denture Attachment, Dental Slotted Slotted Attachment, Dental Dental Slotted Attachment Dental Slotted Attachments Slotted Attachments, Dental Denture, Precision Attachment Attachment Denture, Precision Attachment Dentures, Precision Dentures, Precision Attachment Precision Attachment Denture Precision Attachment Dentures Attachments, Dental Slotted Intracoronal Attachment Intracoronal Attachment Attachment, Intracoronal Attachments, Intracoronal Intracoronal Attachments

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Denture Precision Attachment".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Dentistry [E06]
Prosthodontics [E06.780]
Dental Prosthesis [E06.780.346]
Dentures [E06.780.346.760]
Denture, Partial [E06.780.346.760.433]
Denture Precision Attachment [E06.780.346.760.433.555]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Prostheses and Implants [E07.695]
Dental Prosthesis [E07.695.190]
Dentures [E07.695.190.200]
Denture, Partial [E07.695.190.200.220]
Denture Precision Attachment [E07.695.190.200.220.245]

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