| direct acrylic restoration | A direct resin restoration of autopolymerizing acrylic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| direct composite resin restoration | A direct restoration made by inserting a plastic mix of auto or light-polymerised resins in a cavity prepared in a tooth. Synonym: direct composite resin restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| direct resin restoration | A direct restoration made by inserting a plastic mix of auto or light-polymerised resins in a cavity prepared in a tooth. Synonym: direct composite resin restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acrylic | <dentistry> A plastic used to false teeth, retainers, and other dental products. Dental acrylic has been tested and thought to be perfectly safe. (08 Jan 1998) |
| acrylic acids | A series of unsaturated aliphatic acids of the general formula R==CH-COOH; the prototype, acrylic acid (R=CH2) or 2-propenoic acid, is derived from propionic acid by reduction or from glycerol by dehydration. Synonym: acroleic acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acrylic resin | A general term applied to a resinous material of the various esters of acrylic acid; used as a denture base material, for other dental restorations, and for trays. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acrylic resin base | A form made of acrylic resin molded to conform to the tissues of the alveolar process and used to support the teeth of a prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acrylic resin tooth | A tooth made of acrylic resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 3-(2,4--dioxo-6-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)acrylic acid synthase | <enzyme> Involved in sparsomycin biosynthesis; catalyses conversion of 3-(4-oxo-6-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)acrylic acid to 3-(2,4-dioxo-6-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)acrylic acid Registry number: EC 1.14.13.- Synonym: (e)-uca synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acid-etched restoration | The restoration of tooth structure with a resin after the surface of the tooth has been treated with an acid solution that etches the tooth surface, thereby increasing retention of the restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| restoration | Measures undertaken to return a degraded ecosystem's functions and values, including its hydrology, plant and animal communities, and/or portions thereof, to a less degraded ecological condition. (09 Oct 1997) |
| restoration measure | <ecology> A restoration measure consists of one or more features or activities, at a geographic site, that is intended to cause a desirable change in an ecological resource and results in a positive environmental output. Many restoration measures are combinations of several features and activities. (10 Mar 1998) |
| permanent restoration | A definitive restoration, in contradistinction to a temporary or provisional restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| root canal restoration | A gutta-percha, silver, or plastic cone that has been carried into a root canal, either alone or in conjunction with a cement, paste, or solvent, for the purpose of obturating the canal space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| combination restoration | A tooth restoration of two or more materials applied in layers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound restoration | A restoration of more than one surface of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |