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MeSH Heading: Dental Impression Technique
Tree Number(s): E06.912.130
Unique ID: D003761
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003761
Scope Note: Procedure of producing an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and/or edentulous areas. Impressions are made in plastic material which becomes hardened or set while in contact with the tissue. They are later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. Impressions may be made of a full complement of teeth, of areas where some teeth have been removed, or in a mouth from which all teeth have been extracted. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)
Entry Version: DENT IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE
Entry Term(s): Dental Impression Technic; Dental Impression Technics; Dental Impression Techniques; Impression Technic, Dental; Impression Technics, Dental; Impression Technique, Dental; Impression Techniques, Dental; Technic, Dental Impression; Technics, Dental Impression; Technique, Dental Impression; Techniques, Dental Impression
NLM Classification #: WU 25
Public MeSH Note: 91; was DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIC 1965-90
Online Note: use DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE to search DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIC 1966-90
History Note: 91; was DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIC 1965-90
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Dentistry [E06]
- Technology, Dental [E06.912]

Dental Impression Technique Preferred

Concept UI: M0005895
Scope Note: Procedure of producing an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and/or edentulous areas. Impressions are made in plastic material which becomes hardened or set while in contact with the tissue. They are later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. Impressions may be made of a full complement of teeth, of areas where some teeth have been removed, or in a mouth from which all teeth have been extracted. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)
Terms: Dental Impression Technique Preferred Term
Term UI T011127
Date01/01/1999
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ThesaurusID NLM (1965); Technics, Dental Impression
Term UI T011133
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Technique, Dental Impression
Term UI T011125
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Techniques, Dental Impression
Term UI T011126
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Dental Impression Technic
Term UI T011128
Date01/10/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Dental Impression Technics
Term UI T011129
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Dental Impression Techniques
Term UI T011122
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Impression Technic, Dental
Term UI T011130
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Impression Technics, Dental
Term UI T011131
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Impression Technique, Dental
Term UI T011123
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Technic, Dental Impression
Term UI T011132
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Impression Techniques, Dental
Term UI T011124
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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