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próteses removíveis parciais ou totais

English translation: partially or completely removable prostheses


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Portuguese term or phrase:próteses removíveis parciais ou totais
English translation:partially or completely removable prostheses
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)
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11:45 Jun 2, 2009
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Medical - Medical: Dentistry / resumo
Portuguese term or phrase: próteses removíveis parciais ou totais
Os materiais reembasadores resilientes apresentam diversas indicações clínicas dentro da odontologia, mais especificamente na prótese dentária. São indicados como materiais temporários em próteses removíveis parciais ou totais. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência da aplicação do glaze na rugosidade superficial de três materiais reembasadores. Utilizaram-se três materiais reembasadores distribuídos em três grupos teste: G1: Dura Soft; G2: Soft Confort; G3 Soft Confort Denso
Lilian Magalhães
Local time: 11:42
partially or completely removable prostheses
Explanation:
Mike :)

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Michael Powers (PhD)
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Local time: 10:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2complete/full or partial removable protheses
Marlene Curtis
3 +1partially or completely removable prostheses
Michael Powers (PhD)
4full or partial removable dentures
T o b i a s
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liz askew

  

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full or partial removable dentures


Explanation:
Dentures.

Example sentence(s):
  • They can serve as individual replacement teeth or as abutments for fixed bridges, or as anchors for full or partial removable dentures.
  • Therefore, the esthetics and function of a health smile is enhanced by full or partial removable dentures, fixed bridgework, and single or multiple crowns.

    Reference: http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions/articles/harvard__dent...
    Reference: http://www.dentalinsurance.com/di/web/articles/Misc/index.as...
T o b i a s
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PRO pts in category: 4
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
complete/full or partial removable protheses


Explanation:
Syllabi 2008-2009 B-KUL-E07B9A Prothetic Dentistry - [ Traduzir esta página ]The preservation of a decent bone comb should be a guideline during the technical fabrication of the complete prothesis. Since the removable apparatus is to ...
https://www.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/aanbod/syllabi/E07B9AE.htm - 22k - Em cache - Páginas Semelhantes

BBO-Prótese total X aspecto psicossocial - Relato de um caso ... Título: Prótese total X aspecto psicossocial - Relato de um caso clínico / Complete prothesis X psychosocial aspect - a Case report. Fonte: PCL rev. ...
bases.bireme.br/cgi-bin/wxislind.exe/iah/online/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&src=google&base

Attachment for a partial, removable, dental prothesis - Patent 4698020 - [ Traduzir esta página ]In order to activate, through a fine adjustment, the retention element (16) of an attachment for a partial, removable, dental prosthesis made up of two ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/4698020.html

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Correction: (Sorry for the typo).

Prostheses

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 10:42
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
26 mins
  -> Grata Isabel Maria!
agree  Fernanda Rocha
50 mins
  -> Grata Fernanda!
agree  di.rst: :)
1 hr
  -> Grata!
disagree  liz askew: it should be proSthesis./And double "wow"! :-)
2 hrs
  -> WOW!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
partially or completely removable prostheses


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-06-03 00:21:30 GMT) Post-grading
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you're welcome

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 10:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew: YES , it is proSthesis/es
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Liz - Mike :)
neutral  Marlene Curtis: The adverb "removable"refers to "prostheses" . How can a prosthesis be partially removable?
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Marlene - Mike :)
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Reference

Reference information:
prothesis
Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia 0.11 sec.
proth·e·sis (prth-ss)
n. pl. proth·e·ses (-sz)
1. Linguistics The addition of a phoneme or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish espina, "thorn," from Latin spina.
2. Eastern Orthodox Church
a. The preparation of the bread and wine for the Eucharist.
b. The table used for this preparation.
[Greek, prefixing, from protithenai, prothe-, to put before : pro-, before; see pro-2 + tithenai, to put; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]
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MSc in Prosthetic Dentistry: Eastman e-Prospectus
18 Apr 2007 ... Prosthetic Dentistry encompasses oral rehabilitation using removable prostheses. The Prosthetic Dentistry Unit has several outreach ...
www.eastman.ucl.ac.uk/eep/taught/programmes/rds/pros/index.... - 15k - Cached - Similar pages


As far as I am aware :-)

liz askew
United Kingdom
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Changes made by editors
Jun 3, 2009 - Changes made by Michael Powers (PhD):
Edited KOG entryLilian Magalhães's old entry - "próteses removíveis parciais ou totais" => "partially or completely removable prostheses"


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