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Denture Precision Attachment  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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)

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Entry terms

  • Attachment, Dental Slotted
  • Attachments, Dental Slotted
  • Dental Slotted Attachment
  • Dental Slotted Attachments
  • Denture, Precision Attachment
  • Precision Attachment, Denture
  • Slotted Attachment, Dental
  • Slotted Attachments, Dental

In other languages

  • French

  • Ancrage à glissière dentaire
  • Attachement de précision pour appareil de prothèse dentaire
  • Attachement de précision pour dentier
  • Attachement prothétique de précision
  • Attaches de précision pour prothèse dentaire

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