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Descriptor English: Dental Cavity Preparation
Descriptor Spanish: Preparación de la Cavidad Dental
Descriptor preparación de la cavidad dental
Scope note: Operación en la que el material de la carie es eliminado de los dientes y se establecen formas corregidas biomecánicamente en los dientes para recibir y retener las restauraciones. Un requisito constante es tener en cuenta las medidas para prevenir un fallo de la restauración por la recurrencia de la degradación o la resistencia inadecuada a tensiones aplicadas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Preparo da Cavidade Dentária
Descriptor French: Préparation de cavité dentaire
Entry term(s): Cavity Preparation, Dental
Cavity Preparations, Dental
Dental Cavity Preparations
Preparation, Dental Cavity
Preparations, Dental Cavity
Tree number(s): E06.931.325
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003737
Scope note: An operation in which carious material is removed from teeth and biomechanically correct forms are established in the teeth to receive and retain restorations. A constant requirement is provision for prevention of failure of the restoration through recurrence of decay or inadequate resistance to applied stresses. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p239-40)
Annotation: restrict to fillings & inlays; for other prep procedures TOOTH PREPARATION, PROSTHODONTIC & ROOT CANAL PREPARATION are 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
Entry Version: DENT CAVITY PREPARATION
DeCS ID: 3751
Unique ID: D003737
NLM Classification: WU 350
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1996/06/10
Dental Cavity Preparation - Preferred
Concept UI M0005864
Scope note An operation in which carious material is removed from teeth and biomechanically correct forms are established in the teeth to receive and retain restorations. A constant requirement is provision for prevention of failure of the restoration through recurrence of decay or inadequate resistance to applied stresses. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p239-40)
Preferred term Dental Cavity Preparation
Entry term(s) Cavity Preparation, Dental
Cavity Preparations, Dental
Dental Cavity Preparations
Preparation, Dental Cavity
Preparations, Dental Cavity



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