Medical Material
dental material
den·tal ma·te·ri·al [ den-tl muh-teer-ee-uhl ]
Subclass of:
Biomedical and Dental Materials
Definitions related to dental materials:
  • Broad term to cover material used in temporary or permanent dental implants, biomaterials, prosthetic devices, etc; index narrower term when possible.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Substances that are used in the clinical practice of dentistry for the production of fillings, restorations, impressions, and prostheses.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Materials used in the production of dental bases, restorations, impressions, prostheses, etc.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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