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UPPER ANTERIOR TEETH [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orthodontics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Sved appliance
1, record 1, English, Sved%20appliance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Sved plate 2, record 1, English, Sved%20plate
correct
- relaxation plate 2, record 1, English, relaxation%20plate
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Relaxation plate(Sved plate). Only the opposing anterior teeth make contact with the splint. It has been recommended for patients with muscle pain if the plane splint is without effect.... It is usually placed on the upper teeth with an incline in the anterior part giving contact only with opposing cuspids and incisors. It should be used only during nighttime... 2, record 1, English, - Sved%20appliance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Orthodontie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaque de Sved
1, record 1, French, plaque%20de%20Sved
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit d'un plan de morsure rétro-incisif comportant une plaque palatine épaissie à l'arrière des incisives de sorte qu'il y ait, en tout temps, une inocclusion postérieure. Un bandeau vestibulaire de résine stabilise cet appareil orthopédique. À court terme, la plaque de Sved sert à décontracter les muscles masticateurs. 2, record 1, French, - plaque%20de%20Sved
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Mouth
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ruga
1, record 2, English, ruga
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rugae are elevated folds or wrinkles of soft tissue situated in the roof of the mouth just behind the upper anterior teeth. 1, record 2, English, - ruga
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cavité buccale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rugosité
1, record 2, French, rugosit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les rugosités sont des replis de la muqueuse de la voûte palatine situés immédiatement à l'arrière des dents antérieures du haut. 1, record 2, French, - rugosit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-01-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Jaw, Gums and Parodontium
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- skeletal malocclusion
1, record 3, English, skeletal%20malocclusion
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In children with class 3 skeletal malocclusion, the last of the same teeth in the upper arch bite allow the anterior segment to slide into an anterior crossbite. 1, record 3, English, - skeletal%20malocclusion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maxillaires, gencives et parodonte
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- décalage squelettique
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9calage%20squelettique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équilibre squelettique : L'angle de convexité et l'angle du lan A.B. mettent en évidence le décalage important de classe III avec rétrusion du maxillaire supérieur. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9calage%20squelettique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-05-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- horizontal overlap 1, record 4, English, horizontal%20overlap
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the projection of the upper anterior and/or posterior teeth beyond their antagonists in a horizontal direction. 1, record 4, English, - horizontal%20overlap
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- overjet
1, record 4, French, overjet
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
distance (...) entre le bord vestibulaire de l'incisive maxillaire centrale gauche et un point de la surface labiale d'une incisive mandibulaire. 1, record 4, French, - overjet
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1979-10-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- upper anteriors
1, record 5, English, upper%20anteriors
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- upper anterior teeth 2, record 5, English, upper%20anterior%20teeth
correct, plural
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As a group, the six upper and six lower front teeth are referred to as the anterior teeth, upper anteriors and lower anteriors. 1, record 5, English, - upper%20anteriors
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dents antérieures de l'arcade supérieure
1, record 5, French, dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20de%20l%27arcade%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dents antérieures: Les incisives et les canines supérieures et inférieures. 2, record 5, French, - dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20de%20l%27arcade%20sup%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] sommet du crâne [est] à respecter pour l'extraction des dents antérieures de l'arcade supérieure. 1, record 5, French, - dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20de%20l%27arcade%20sup%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir A10 du fascicule 22092 de ENSTO. 3, record 5, French, - dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20de%20l%27arcade%20sup%C3%A9rieure
Record 5, Key term(s)
- dents antérieures du maxillaire supérieur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1979-10-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- lower anteriors
1, record 6, English, lower%20anteriors
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- lower anterior teeth 2, record 6, English, lower%20anterior%20teeth
correct, plural
- mandibular anterior teeth 3, record 6, English, mandibular%20anterior%20teeth
correct, plural
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As a group, the six upper and six lower front teeth are referred to as the anterior teeth, upper anteriors and lower anteriors. 1, record 6, English, - lower%20anteriors
Record 6, Key term(s)
- lower anterior
- lower anterior tooth
- mandibular anterior tooth
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dents antérieures du maxillaire inférieur
1, record 6, French, dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20du%20maxillaire%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- dents antérieures mandibulaires 1, record 6, French, dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20mandibulaires
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dents antérieures: Les incisives et les canines supérieures et inférieures. 2, record 6, French, - dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20du%20maxillaire%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Maxillaire inférieur. Les incisives sont très fines, uniradiculaires, de forme ovale, aplaties au centre. Peu ou pas de singulum (...) La canine inférieure est plus fine, plus étroite que la supérieure. Peu de singulum. 3, record 6, French, - dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20du%20maxillaire%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Voir D10 du fascicule 22090 de ENSTO. 4, record 6, French, - dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20du%20maxillaire%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 4 OBS
«dents antérieures mandibulaires» : Voir A10 du fascicule 23230 de ENSTO. 4, record 6, French, - dents%20ant%C3%A9rieures%20du%20maxillaire%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record 6, Key term(s)
- dents antérieures de l'arcade inférieure
- dent antérieure du maxillaire inférieur
- dent antérieure mandibulaire
- dent antérieure de l'arcade inférieure
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-07-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Cardiidae
1, record 7, English, Cardiidae
correct, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the family Cardiidae have the following characteristics : the] Ligament [is] parivincular, external, typically short. Adductor scars [are] subequal. [They have a] hinge with two nonbifid cardinal teeth in either valve, cruciform in arrangement; lateral teeth [are] present, one anterior, one posterior in LV, two anterior, one posterior in RV. Upper Trias-Recent. 1, record 7, English, - Cardiidae
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Cardiidae
1, record 7, French, Cardiidae
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la famille des Cardiidae ont une] Coquille équivalve, inéquilatérale, généralement ornée de côtes rayonnantes; [le] bord des valves crénelé; [un] ligament externe; [une] charnière composée de deux cardinales et de deux latérales antérieures et postérieures; le plus souvent, il n'y a néanmoins qu'une latérale de part et d'autre des cardinales; [ils ont aussi deux] impressions musculaires [...] 1, record 7, French, - Cardiidae
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-07-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Pectinidae
1, record 8, English, Pectinidae
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Bivalves of the] family Pectinidae(...) [have a] shell varying in size, orbicular to oval, [the] valves of some shells [are] equally convex but usually one valve [is] more inflated than [the] other, [the] margins [are] usually, but not invariably closed; [the] umbos [are] central, on either side of which are triangular auricles(ears), [the] anterior one on [the] RV [is] usually with [a] distinct byssal notch or indentation below it; [the] surface [is] smooth or with radial ribs or folds, some species with concentric sculpture of raised lamellae; [the] interior [is] smooth or with fine radial riblets; [the] hinge line [is] straight; [the] external ligament [is] obsolete or nearly so, [the] resilium internal, amphidetic, in [a] triangular pit below [the] umbones; young shells(...) [have] small taxodont teeth which become obsolete later; cardinal crura or laminae [are] commonly present; diverging from either side of [the] ligamental pit; rounded laminae(auricular crura) [are] present on [the] interior of some shells where [the] auricles join [the] valves; adults [are] monomyarian, with posterior adductors only; [they are] free, attached by [a] byssus or cemented by RV; [the] upper(L) valve [is] usually more brightly colored; [the] margin of [the] mantle(...) [has] short filaments and commonly(...) [has] eyes; dioecious(...). "Trias.-Rec. ". 1, record 8, English, - Pectinidae
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Pectinidae
1, record 8, French, Pectinidae
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Lamellibranches de la] famille des Pectinidae (...) [ont une] coquille équilatérale, équivalve ou inéquivalve, libre ou fixée, soit par un byssus qui passe dans une échancrure de l'oreillette antérieure de la valve droite, soit par soudure directe de la région umbonale de la valve droite; [des] crochets médians; [un] bord cardinal droit prolongé en deux oreillettes; [une] fossette ligamentaire triangulaire centrale; [un] ligament rarement visible extérieurement; [une] charnière faite (surtout chez le jeune) de lames symétriques par rapport au ligament - charnière de type isodonte -; [une] ligne palléale entière; une seule impression musculaire subcentrale. 1, record 8, French, - Pectinidae
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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