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CAVITY PREPARATION [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dental bur
1, record 1, English, dental%20bur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- burr-drill 2, record 1, English, burr%2Ddrill
correct
- bur-drill 2, record 1, English, bur%2Ddrill
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dentist’s drill with a serrated or file-cut knob or head. 2, record 1, English, - dental%20bur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each dental bur has a specific purpose, from cavity preparation to polishing, to use in a laboratory or surgical setting. 1, record 1, English, - dental%20bur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fraise dentaire
1, record 1, French, fraise%20dentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fraise 2, record 1, French, fraise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Drille ou foret employé sur une pièce à mains pour pénétrer ou réduire la structure dentaire ou osseuse. 2, record 1, French, - fraise%20dentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fraises dentaires sont des instruments métalliques utilisés par le dentiste pour effectuer des coupes, des polissages et des meulages précis. Ils sont utilisés dans les instruments dentaires rotatifs tels que la turbine, le contre-angle et la pièce à main. 1, record 1, French, - fraise%20dentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
- Dentistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- amalgam carrier
1, record 2, English, amalgam%20carrier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument used to transport triturated amalgam to a cavity preparation and to deposit it therein. 1, record 2, English, - amalgam%20carrier
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
- Dentisterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porte-amalgame
1, record 2, French, porte%2Damalgame
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sorte de seringue terminée par un embout emporte-pièce destiné à prélever, sans contact manuel, l'amalgame dans le mortier, à le façonner par pression en cylindres, qui sont transportés et éjectés dans la cavité dentaire. 1, record 2, French, - porte%2Damalgame
Record 2, Key term(s)
- porte amalgame
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drilling
1, record 3, English, drilling
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act or process of boring holes with a rotary instrument [as] used in connection with cavity preparation. 1, record 3, English, - drilling
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fraisage
1, record 3, French, fraisage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez le dentiste, le fraisage consiste à perforer et à sculpter au moyen de fraises les tissus malades et les tissus sains et à obtenir des formes adéquates à recevoir un recouvrement ou une obturation. 1, record 3, French, - fraisage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-09-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cement base
1, record 4, English, cement%20base
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cavity preparation base 1, record 4, English, cavity%20preparation%20base
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layer of dental cement, sometimes medicated, that is placed in the deep portion of a cavity preparation to protect the pulp, reduce the bulk of a metallic restoration, or eliminate undercuts. 1, record 4, English, - cement%20base
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fond de cavité
1, record 4, French, fond%20de%20cavit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fonds de cavité sont des ciments que l'on insère sous les restaurations permanentes et dont le but est de favoriser la guérison des pulpes ou leur protection contre toute agression que cette dernière soit thermique, toxique ou galvanique. Les principaux ciments utilisés sont les ciments au phosphate de zinc, à l'oxyde de zinc-eugénol (ZOE), à l'hydroxyde de calcium. 1, record 4, French, - fond%20de%20cavit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-07-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Prosthetic Dentistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- retention
1, record 5, English, retention
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In operative dentistry, the form of the cavity preparation made by the dentist which prevent dislodgement. 1, record 5, English, - retention
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie prothétique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- rétention
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9tention
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En dentisterie opératoire, forme donnée par le dentiste à la préparation de la cavité pour éviter le délogement. 1, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9tention
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-07-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Prosthetic Dentistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- debris
1, record 6, English, debris
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soft foreign material loosely attached to the surface of a tooth. The refuse from the preparation of a cavity in a tooth. 2, record 6, English, - debris
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
He demonstrated the established relationship between debris and gingivitis. Yet he found "... no association between the presence of approximal caries and restorations". (Sutcliffe, 1968) 3, record 6, English, - debris
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie prothétique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- débris
1, record 6, French, d%C3%A9bris
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matériau étranger, de consistance molle, légèrement attaché à la surface d'une dent. Résidus produits lors de la préparation d'une carie dentaire. 1, record 6, French, - d%C3%A9bris
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-08-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- cavity preparation
1, record 7, English, cavity%20preparation
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The orderly operating procedure required to remove diseased tissue and to establish in a tooth the biomechanically acceptable form necessary to receive and retain a restoration. 2, record 7, English, - cavity%20preparation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For securing the space for proximal cavity preparation the teeth must be separated mechanically. 3, record 7, English, - cavity%20preparation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- préparation de cavité
1, record 7, French, pr%C3%A9paration%20de%20cavit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-08-28
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Conservative Dentistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- extension for prevention 1, record 8, English, extension%20for%20prevention
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A principle of cavity preparation enunciated by G. V. Black in 1891. To prevent the recurrence of decay, he advocated extension of the preparation subgingivally and axially and occlusally into an area that is readily polished and cleaned. 2, record 8, English, - extension%20for%20prevention
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a part of a fissure is involved in the cavity, extension for prevention by cutting along the fissure is required as directed by the conventional principle, because an outline crossing a fissure will produce a depression liable to retain food particles. 3, record 8, English, - extension%20for%20prevention
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie conservatrice
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- extension préventive
1, record 8, French, extension%20pr%C3%A9ventive
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-04-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Conservative Dentistry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A peg or dowel by means of which an artificial crown is fixed to the root of a tooth. 2, record 9, English, - pin
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although the use of pins allows us to literally "hang" restorative materials onto teeth, the principles of sound cavity preparation must be adhered to even with their use. 1, record 9, English, - pin
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie conservatrice
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- tenon
1, record 9, French, tenon
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par analogie au modèle de la poutre renforcée, on peut donc affirmer que les tenons périphériques ont plus d'efficacité que les tenons axiaux, et cela en fonction du cube de la distance qui les sépare de l'axe neutre. 1, record 9, French, - tenon
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1996-04-01
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Prosthetic Dentistry
- Ceramics (Industries)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- copal cavity liner 1, record 10, English, copal%20cavity%20liner
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- copal varnish 2, record 10, English, copal%20varnish
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
copal: A resinous exudation from various tropical trees .... That is used chiefly in making varnishes and printing ink. 3, record 10, English, - copal%20cavity%20liner
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cavity liner : Material used to line the preparation in a tooth before the tooth is fitted or crowned or has an inlay placed, usually a varnish. 4, record 10, English, - copal%20cavity%20liner
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie prothétique
- Céramique (Industries)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- vernis copal
1, record 10, French, vernis%20copal
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- vernis de copal 2, record 10, French, vernis%20de%20copal
masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fond de cavité. [...] Nous possédons actuellement dans notre arsenal thérapeutique des matériaux nettement supérieurs du fait de leurs qualités, mécaniques, chimiques, physiques et biologiques - hydroxyde de calcium, eugénate, vernis copal. 1, record 10, French, - vernis%20copal
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir A10 du fascicule 23065 de ENSTO. 3, record 10, French, - vernis%20copal
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1987-02-24
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Conservative Dentistry
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- pin
1, record 11, English, pin
correct, generic
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although the use of pins allows us to literally "hang" restorative materials onto teeth, the principles of sound cavity preparation must be adhered to even with their use. 1, record 11, English, - pin
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie conservatrice
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- tenon périphérique
1, record 11, French, tenon%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, see observation, masculine noun, specific
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par analogie au modèle de la poutre renforcée, on peut donc affirmer que les tenons périphériques ont plus d'efficacité que les tenons axiaux, et cela en fonction du cube de la distance qui les sépare de l'axe neutre. 1, record 11, French, - tenon%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme français désigne dans la plupart des cas des tenons accessoires utilisés en conjonction avec les tenons radiculaires, avec lesquels le terme fait contraste. Le terme anglais désigne tout tenon de petite taille utilisé pour fixer une restauration, etc., sur la dentine. 2, record 11, French, - tenon%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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