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MULTIROOTED TOOTH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- furcation
1, record 1, English, furcation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A furcation is an anatomic area where the roots of a multirooted tooth start to diverge. 1, record 1, English, - furcation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- furcation
1, record 1, French, furcation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La partie anatomique des dents multiradiculées où les racines se divisent à partir d'un tronc commun s'appelle la furcation. 1, record 1, French, - furcation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-12-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
- The Mouth
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- multiple-rooted tooth
1, record 2, English, multiple%2Drooted%20tooth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- multirooted tooth 2, record 2, English, multirooted%20tooth
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Interradicular fibers are only found between the roots of a multi-rooted tooth, such as a molar. 3, record 2, English, - multiple%2Drooted%20tooth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The assumption that what applied to a single-rooted incisor applied with equal validity to a molar with multiple, often diverging, curved, and irregularly-shaped canals is questionable. 4, record 2, English, - multiple%2Drooted%20tooth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
- Cavité buccale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dent pluriradiculée
1, record 2, French, dent%20pluriradicul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'amputation radiculaire est une intervention qui consiste à extraire une racine non conservable d'une dent pluriradiculée de manière à pouvoir maintenir celle-ci sur l'arcade. 2, record 2, French, - dent%20pluriradicul%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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