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Descriptor English: Denture Retention
Descriptor Spanish: Retención de Dentadura
Descriptor retención de una prótesis dental
Entry term(s) estabilidad de una prótesis dental
Scope note: Retención de una prótesis dental en su lugar por diseño, dispositivo o adherencia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Retenção de Dentadura
Descriptor French: Rétention d'appareil de prothèse dentaire
Entry term(s): Denture Stability
Retention, Denture
Stability, Denture
Tree number(s): E06.780.346.760.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003781
Scope note: The retention of a denture in place by design, device, or adhesion.
Annotation: coord IM with specific denture (IM or NIM); for denture fixative & adhesives, coord IM with ADHESIVES (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 91; was DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION 1985-90, was DENTURE RETENTION 1965-84; DENTURE RETENTION was see DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION 1985-90; DENTURE STABILITY was heading 1965-77
Online Note: use DENTURE RETENTION to search DENTURE STABILITY 1966-77
History Note: 91; was DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION 1985-90, was DENTURE RETENTION 1965-84; DENTURE RETENTION was see DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION 1985-90; DENTURE STABILITY was heading 1965-77
DeCS ID: 29228
Unique ID: D003781
NLM Classification: WU 500
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: 2015/06/22
Denture Retention - Preferred
Concept UI M0005920
Scope note The retention of a denture in place by design, device, or adhesion.
Preferred term Denture Retention
Entry term(s) Retention, Denture
Denture Stability - Narrower
Concept UI M0005921
Preferred term Denture Stability
Entry term(s) Stability, Denture



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