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Record 1 1996-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
DEF

Portion, généralement en résine, de la plaque-base d'une prothèse adjointe, qui recouvre le versant vestibulaire d'une crête édentée, jouant un rôle mécanique (stabilisation) et esthétique (soutien des lèvres ou des joues, lignes des collets).

OBS

Source(s) : Lexique des termes de prothèse dentaire, Evelyne Batarec, Julien Prélat éditeur, 1972, p. 42

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
DEF

the portion of the flange of a denture which occupies the labial vestibule of the mouth.

OBS

flange, that part of the denture which extends from the cervical ends of the teeth to the border of the denture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
  • Dentisterie prothétique

Spanish

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