An adhesion procedure for orthodontic attachments, such as plastic DENTAL CROWNS. This process usually includes the application of an adhesive material (DENTAL CEMENTS) and letting it harden in-place by light or chemical curing
Dental ceramics -- Coloring : Color in dentistry : a clinical guide to predictable esthetics / Stephen J. Chu, Rade D. Paravina, Irena Sailer, Adam J. Mieleszko
A prosthetic restoration that reproduces the entire surface anatomy of the visible natural crown of a tooth. It may be partial (covering three or more surfaces of a tooth) or complete (covering all surfaces). It is made of gold or other metal, porcelain, or resin
Localized destruction of the tooth surface initiated by decalcification of the enamel followed by enzymatic lysis of organic structures and leading to cavity formation. If left unchecked, the cavity may penetrate the enamel and dentin and reach the pulp
Dental economics -- Australia. : Oral health of Australians : national planning for oral health improvement : final report / Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council Steering Committee for National Planning for Oral Health
Educational programs for dental graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic dental sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced dental degree
Dental emergencies -- Handbooks, manuals, etc : Medical emergencies in the dental office / Stanley F. Malamed, DDS (Dentist Anesthesiologist, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesia and Medicine, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California) ; chapter 4, Legal considerations, contributed by Daniel L. Orr II, DDS, MS (ANES), PhD, JD, MD (Professor Emeritus Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesiology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada; Clinical Professor Sports Medicine and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada; Adjunct Professor Jurisprudence, Touro University, School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada) ; Timothy M. Orr, DMD, JD (Diplomat American Dental Board of Anesthiology, Diplomat American Board of Legal Medicine)
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Dental emergencies -- Prevention. : Preventing medical emergencies : use of the medical history / Frieda Atherton Pickett, JoAnn R. Gurenlian
A hard thin translucent layer of calcified substance which envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth. It is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Under the microscope, it is composed of thin rods (enamel prisms) held together by cementing substance, and surrounded by an enamel sheath. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p286)
