Prosthetics

pros·thet·ics (prs-thtks)

n.

The branch of medicine or surgery that deals with the production and application of artificial body parts.

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prosthe·tist (prsth-tst) n.

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Prosthetics

Mechanical devices that replace missing body parts.

Mentioned in: Osteopathy

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prosthetics (prosthet´iks),

n the art and science of supplying, fitting, and servicing artificial replacements for missing parts of the body.

prosthetics, complete denture,

n 1. the restoration of the natural teeth and their associated parts in the dental arch by artificial replacements.
n 2. the phase of dental prosthetics dealing with the restoration of function when one or both dental arches have been rendered edentulous.

prosthetics, dental,

n See prosthodontics.

prosthetics, full denture,

n See prosthetics, complete denture.

prosthetics, maxillofacial,

n the branch of prosthodontics concerned with the restoration of stomatognathic and associated facial structures that have been affected by disease, injury, surgery, or congenital defect.

prosthetics, partial denture,

n the dental service that, by replacing one or more but less than all the teeth of a dental arch, avoids the degenerative changes resulting from tooth movement and may thus achieve preventive measures of maximum benefit toward the maintenance of optimal oral health as well as reasonable restoration of dental functions.

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prosthetics

the field of knowledge relating to prostheses, their design, use, etc.