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CONTINUOUS LINGUAL CLASP [2 records]

Record 1 2011-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
CONT

[A bar] made of two or more stainless steel lingual clasps joined to each other and then joined to a major connector by two or more minor connectors ; used to brace lingual upper teeth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
DEF

Élément de liaison qui assure la rigidité d'une prothèse adjointe partielle.

CONT

Quel que soit le type d'attachement, la CP [connexion principale] la plus utilisée à la mandibule est la barre linguale.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
DEF

The auxiliary bar sometimes used in lingual bar cases which lies in contact with the lingual surfaces of the lower anterior teeth, five millimeters or so above the lingual bar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
DEF

Conjoncteur auxiliaire parfois utilisé dans les cas de barre linguale, en contact avec la face linguale des dents antéro-inférieures, environ cinq millimètres au dessus de la barre linguale.

Spanish

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