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MeSH Heading: Prosthesis Failure
Tree Number(s): C23.550.767.865; E05.325.771
Unique ID: D011475
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011475
Annotation: restrict to non-dental prostheses: failure of dental prostheses of all types = DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; coordinate with specific prosthesis with no qualifiers
Scope Note: Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking.
Entry Term(s): Prosthesis Durability; Prosthesis Loosening; Prosthesis Migration; Prosthesis Survival
Previous Indexing: Postoperative Complications (1966-1985); Prosthesis Design (1971-1985)
See Also: Dental Restoration Failure; Prosthesis Retention
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under EQUIPMENT FAILURE 1986-90
History Note: 91(86); was see under EQUIPMENT FAILURE 1986-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/06/17
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

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