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TAURODONTISME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- supernumerary tooth
1, record 1, English, supernumerary%20tooth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tooth in excess of the normal number. 1, record 1, English, - supernumerary%20tooth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dent surnuméraire
1, record 1, French, dent%20surnum%C3%A9raire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le panoramique dentaire [cliché de débrouillage de l'évaluation radiologique des arcades dentaires] permet le diagnostic des anomalies dentaires congénitales : anomalie de nombre(agénésie, dent surnuméraire : odontome ou odontoïde), anomalies de taille(macrodontie, microdontie), anomalies de forme(taurodontisme, duplication, fusion dentaire, invagination amélo-dentinaire, rhizalyse et résorption dentaire), anomalies de structure, anomalie de situation(transposition, inclusion, ectopie). 1, record 1, French, - dent%20surnum%C3%A9raire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dent supplémentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-05-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- taurodontism
1, record 2, English, taurodontism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... refers to teeth that have large bodies and pulp chambers with very little root formation. This condition is thought to be due to a retrograde evolutionary process. 2, record 2, English, - taurodontism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
large pulp cavities in molar teeth extending to the roots and characteristic of Neanderthal Man. 3, record 2, English, - taurodontism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- taurodontisme
1, record 2, French, taurodontisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cette anomalie décrite par Sir Arthur Keith consiste en un allongement de la couronne au dépens des racines. La dent ressemble à celle d’un ruminant, d’où son nom. 2, record 2, French, - taurodontisme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme taurodontisme a été suggéré par Keith pour décrire des variations de la forme des dents pluriradiculés observées en particulier chez les fossiles préhistoriques et notamment celui de l'homme de Néanderthal. 3, record 2, French, - taurodontisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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