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Descriptor English:   Denture Precision Attachment 
Descriptor Spanish:   Ajuste de Precisión de Prótesis 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Encaixe de Precisão de Dentadura 
Synonyms English:   Intracoronal Attachment
Slotted Attachment, Dental
Precision Attachment, Denture  
Tree Number:   E06.780.346.760.433.555
E07.695.190.200.220.245
Definition English:   A precision device used for attaching a fixed or removable partial denture to the crown of an abutment tooth or a restoration. One type is the intracoronal attachment and the other type is the extracoronal attachment. It consists of a female portion within the coronal portion of the crown of an abutment and a fitted male portion attached to the denture proper. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p85; from Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p264) 
Indexing Annotation English:   restrict to partial dentures
History Note English:   70 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data SD supply & distribution
TD trends UT utilization
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   3849 
Unique Identifier:   D003834 

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