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TYPE FACIAL [3 records]

Record 1 2000-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
  • Clothing Accessories
  • Occupational Health and Safety

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
OBS

Type le plus courant d’écran facial de protection contre les produits chimiques(en anglais :«chemical face shield»).

Key term(s)
  • écran facial antiacides
  • écran antiacide
  • écran antiacides
  • écran pare-acide
  • écran pare-acides

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Imaging
  • Dentistry
DEF

A set of ten lateral cephalometric measures developed by William B. Downs for the purpose of evaluating dentofacial relationships.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie médicale
  • Dentisterie
CONT

Méthode d’analyse de Downs. [...] La méthode initiale(1948) [...] se propose de déterminer : le type du squelette facial abstraction faite des dents et des procès alvéolaires; les rapports des dents et des procès alvéolaires avec le squelette facial.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

A classification of the face.

OBS

Three facial types are described: brachycephalic or euryprosopic (wide, short), dolichocephalic or leptoprosopic (long, narrow), and mesocephalic or mesoprosopic (average).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
CONT

[Les analyses typologiques] ont pour but de déterminer un type facial individuel d’équilibre ce qui permet d’éviter la comparaison avec des normes qui semblent plus arbitraires.

Spanish

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