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Dental Impression Technique MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Dental Impression Technique
Tree Number(s)
E06.912.130
Unique ID
D003761
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003761
Scope Note
Procedure of producing an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and/or edentulous areas. Impressions are made in plastic material which becomes hardened or set while in contact with the tissue. They are later filled with plaster of Paris or artificial stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. Impressions may be made of a full complement of teeth, of areas where some teeth have been removed, or in a mouth from which all teeth have been extracted. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)
Entry Version
DENT IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE
Entry Term(s)
Dental Impression Technic
Dental Impression Technics
Dental Impression Techniques
Impression Technic, Dental
Impression Technics, Dental
Impression Technique, Dental
Impression Techniques, Dental
Technic, Dental Impression
Technics, Dental Impression
Technique, Dental Impression
Techniques, Dental Impression
NLM Classification #
WU 25
Public MeSH Note
91; was DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIC 1965-90
Online Note
use DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE to search DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIC 1966-90
History Note
91; was DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIC 1965-90
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1999/11/03
Dental Impression Technique Preferred
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