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Descriptor English: Tooth, Artificial
Descriptor Spanish: Diente Artificial
Descriptor diente artificial
Scope note: Diente fabricado para sustituir un diente natural en una prótesis. Usualmente se hace de porcelana o plástico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dente Artificial
Descriptor French: Dent artificielle
Entry term(s): Artificial Teeth
Artificial Tooth
Teeth, Artificial
Tree number(s): E06.780.346.875
E07.695.190.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014093
Scope note: A fabricated tooth substituting for a natural tooth in a prosthesis. It is usually made of porcelain or plastic.
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
History Note: 65
Related: Acrylic Resins MeSH
Dental Porcelain MeSH
DeCS ID: 14463
Unique ID: D014093
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: 2015/06/23
Tooth, Artificial - Preferred
Concept UI M0021698
Scope note A fabricated tooth substituting for a natural tooth in a prosthesis. It is usually made of porcelain or plastic.
Preferred term Tooth, Artificial
Entry term(s) Artificial Teeth
Artificial Tooth
Teeth, Artificial



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