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Descriptor English: Dental Clasps
Descriptor Spanish: Abrazadera Dental
Descriptor abrazaderas dentales
Entry term(s) abrazaderas de la dentadura
Scope note: Dispositivos metálicos para sujetar dos partes o más de una prótesis dental para estabilizarlas o retenerlas por la unión a pilares dentales. Para lograr la precisión en la unión de una dentadura parcial se dispone de la UNIÓN DE PRECISIÓN A LA DENTADURA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Grampos Dentários
Descriptor French: Crochets dentaires
Entry term(s): Clasp, Dental
Clasp, Denture
Clasps, Dental
Clasps, Denture
Dental Clasp
Denture Clasp
Denture Clasps
Tree number(s): E06.780.346.562
E07.695.190.180
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016734
Scope note: Metal devices for fastening together two or more parts of dental prostheses for stabilizing or retaining them by attachment to abutment teeth. For a precision attachment for a partial denture DENTURE PRECISION ATTACHMENT is available.
Annotation: for any prosthesis; do not confuse entry term DENTURE CLASPS with DENTURE PRECISION ATTACHMENT, a special type of precision device for use with partial dentures; do not use for orthodontic clasps
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
Previous Indexing: Denture, Partial, Removable (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Entry Version: DENT CLASPS
DeCS ID: 30161
Unique ID: D016734
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/04/29
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Dental Clasps - Preferred
Concept UI M0025482
Scope note Metal devices for fastening together two or more parts of dental prostheses for stabilizing or retaining them by attachment to abutment teeth. For a precision attachment for a partial denture DENTURE PRECISION ATTACHMENT is available.
Preferred term Dental Clasps
Entry term(s) Clasp, Dental
Clasp, Denture
Clasps, Dental
Clasps, Denture
Dental Clasp
Denture Clasp
Denture Clasps



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