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MeSH Heading: Calcium Sulfate
Tree Number(s): D01.146.375; D01.578.215; D01.875.800.800.850.125
Unique ID: D002133
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002133
Scope Note: A calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant, in dentistry as an impression material, cast, or die, and in medicine for immobilizing casts and as a tablet excipient. It exists in various forms and states of hydration. Plaster of Paris is a mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum.
Entry Term(s): Alabaster; Anhydrous Sulfate of Lime; Artificial Dental Stone; Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Dihydrate; Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Hemihydrate; Calcium Sulfate (2:1); Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate; Calcium Sulfate, Anhydrous; Calcium Sulfate, Dihydrate; Calcium Sulfate, Hemihydrate; Calcium Sulphate; Dental Gypsum; Dental Stone, Artificial; Drierite; Gypsite; Gypsum; Gypsum, Dental; Karstenite; Plaster of Paris; Stone, Artificial Dental
Pharm Action: Dental Materials
Related Numbers: 10034-76-1; 23276-62-2; 3RW091J48V; 4846Q921YM; 7778-18-9
CAS Type 1 Name: Sulfuric acid, calcium salt (1:1)
Public MeSH Note: 80; PLASTER OF PARIS was heading 1963-79
Online Note: use CALCIUM SULFATE to search PLASTER OF PARIS 1966-79
History Note: 80; PLASTER OF PARIS was heading 1963-79
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/07/02

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Concept UI: M0372707
Terms: Dental Gypsum Preferred Term
Term UI T006083
Date03/27/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Artificial Dental Stone
Term UI T006078
Date01/16/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Stone, Artificial Dental
Term UI T006079
Date01/16/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Dental Stone, Artificial
Term UI T006080
Date05/30/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Gypsum, Dental
Term UI T006082
Date04/08/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

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