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CONTOURING PLIERS [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

contouring pliers: an item in the "Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

pince à façonner : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement médicaux et psychologiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 1979-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
CONT

Temporary covers, children's steel crowns, and orthodontic appliances usually need to be shaped. Contouring pliers are used for this purpose. Notice there are several different shapes for the heads of these pliers.

OBS

Never used in the singular.

Key term(s)
  • contouring plier

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
CONT

[instruments pour l'essayage des couronnes]: (...) pinces à façonner dont celles de Reynolds et de Johnson dite "à grain d'orge", celle de Peeso (...)

Spanish

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