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Descriptor English: Dental Prosthesis Retention
Descriptor Spanish: Retención de Prótesis Dentales
Descriptor retención de prótesis dentales
Entry term(s) retención protésica dental
Scope note: Colocación y fijación de PRÓTESIS DENTALES de acuerdo con su diseño o mediante el uso de dispositivos o adhesivos adicionales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Retenção em Prótese Dentária
Descriptor French: Rétention de prothèse dentaire
Entry term(s): Prosthesis Retention, Dental
Retention, Dental Prosthesis
Tree number(s): E06.780.346.687
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017268
Scope note: Holding a DENTAL PROSTHESIS in place by its design, or by the use of additional devices or adhesives.
Annotation: coordinate with specific prosthesis with no qualifiers; PROSTHESIS RETENTION is also available
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
Previous Indexing: Dental Prosthesis Retention (1966-1989)
Denture Retention (1990-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93; was heading 1966-90; was see DENTURE RETENTION 1991-92
Online Note: use DENTURE RETENTION to search DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION 1966-92
History Note: 93; was heading 1966-90; was see DENTURE RETENTION 1991-92
Entry Version: DENT PROSTHESIS RETENTION
Related: Prosthesis Retention MeSH
DeCS ID: 30759
Unique ID: D017268
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/20
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Dental Prosthesis Retention - Preferred
Concept UI M0026210
Scope note Holding a DENTAL PROSTHESIS in place by its design, or by the use of additional devices or adhesives.
Preferred term Dental Prosthesis Retention
Entry term(s) Prosthesis Retention, Dental
Retention, Dental Prosthesis



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