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Descriptor English: Crowns
Descriptor Spanish: Coronas
Descriptor coronas
Entry term(s) coronas dentales
Scope note: Restauración protésica que reproduce toda la anatomía de superficie de la corona natural visible de un diente. Puede ser parcial (cubre tres o más superficies de un diente) o completa (cubre toda la superficie). Está fabricada en oro u otro metal, porcelana o resina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Coroas
Descriptor French: Couronnes
Entry term(s): Crown
Crown, Dental
Crowns, Dental
Dental Crown
Dental Crowns
Tree number(s): E06.780.346.250
E07.695.190.088
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003442
Scope note: A prosthetic restoration that reproduces the entire surface anatomy of the visible natural crown of a tooth. It may be partial (covering three or more surfaces of a tooth) or complete (covering all surfaces). It is made of gold or other metal, porcelain, or resin.
Annotation: note category: anatomical crown of tooth = TOOTH CROWN; do not confuse entry term DENTAL CROWNS with TOOTH CROWN
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 65; CROWN AND BRIDGEWORK was heading 1963-64
History Note: 65; CROWN AND BRIDGEWORK was heading 1963-64
Related: Dental Porcelain MeSH
DeCS ID: 3459
Unique ID: D003442
NLM Classification: WU 515
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/30
Crowns - Preferred
Concept UI M0005368
Scope note A prosthetic restoration that reproduces the entire surface anatomy of the visible natural crown of a tooth. It may be partial (covering three or more surfaces of a tooth) or complete (covering all surfaces). It is made of gold or other metal, porcelain, or resin.
Preferred term Crowns
Entry term(s) Crown
Crown, Dental
Crowns, Dental
Dental Crown
Dental Crowns



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