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Totalprothesenhalt

English translation: complete denture retention

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German term or phrase:Totalprothesenhalt
English translation:complete denture retention
Entered by: Barbara L Pavlik

16:36 May 28, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / Dental Implants and Dentures
German term or phrase: Totalprothesenhalt
"Es musste seit mindestens XXX Wochen ein suffizienter Totalprothesenhalt gegeben sein."

I haven't been able to find a definition for the whole word, but taking it apart, I found the following:

Totalprothese = complete replacement of teeth
Prothesenhalt = denture or prosthesis retention

So I tried putting those together and tried things like "full set retention," "total denture retention," and "total prosthesis retention," but came up with so few results that I'm not sure. The meaning is clear, but does anyone know if there is an "official" term for this? Thanks!
Barbara L Pavlik
United States
Local time: 21:04
complete denture retention
Explanation:
Many physical forces and factors have been credited with causing or enhancing retention, eg atmospheric pressure, vacuum, adhesion, cohesion, wettability, surface roughness, gravity, surface tension, viscosity, base adaptation, border seal and muscular control.
Retention is a quality of the denture, not the patient.
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Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:04
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Thank you.
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Summary of answers provided
4retention of total dental prosthesis
heidi (X)
4complete denture retention
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Prothesenhalt/ Also Protesen/ Prothesen + Halt
Jacek Konopka

Discussion entries: 3





  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
retention of total dental prosthesis


Explanation:
Total Dental Prosthesis
It is intended for the patients who have lost all their teeth, but are not dental implant candidates. The total dental prosthesis replaces all the parts providing support, soft tissues, bones and teeth. It restores the natural appearance of the face and provides support for sunken cheeks and lips, bringing back a youthful smile!
http://www.dental-booking.com/glossary


retention of dental prosthesis
https://www.google.ch/?gws_rd=ssl#q="retention of dental pro...

heidi (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jacek Konopka: hmmm
15 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
complete denture retention


Explanation:
Many physical forces and factors have been credited with causing or enhancing retention, eg atmospheric pressure, vacuum, adhesion, cohesion, wettability, surface roughness, gravity, surface tension, viscosity, base adaptation, border seal and muscular control.
Retention is a quality of the denture, not the patient.

Example sentence(s):
  • There is general acceptance among clinicians that to achieve retention in complete dentures there first needs to be an accurate fit of the denture base to the mucosa

    Reference: http://www.dentalcare.com/en-US/dental-education/continuing-...
    Reference: http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v189/n5/full/4800734a.html
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:04
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
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Reference comments


12 mins
Reference: Prothesenhalt/ Also Protesen/ Prothesen + Halt

Reference information:
Prothesenhalt. Eine Zahnprothese sitzt auf einem so genannten Prothesenlager.

http://www.thurlinde.ch/zahnersatz/protesenhalt.html

ANDERE:
https://www.google.pl/#q=Protesenhalt

UND HIER für PROPTHESENHALT:
https://www.google.pl/#q=Prothesenhalt

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Note added at   15 min (2015-05-28 16:51:56 GMT)
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Vergleichen Sie bitte:
BOOK
https://books.google.pl/books?id=Q9WUDn08EUEC&pg=PA362&lpg=P...

DENTAL PROSTHESIS ADHESION
so TOTAL DENTAL PROSTHESIS ADHESION? (DENTURE ADHESION)


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Note added at   17 min (2015-05-28 16:53:58 GMT)
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Dies mag auch vielleicht ein bisschen helfen
https://www.google.pl/search?q=hal dental prosthesis adhesio...

Jacek Konopka
Poland
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you. These are great references. I never thought about spelling it differently.


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  Steffen Walter: 'Protesen' (without the H) is a - relatively common - misspelling.
11 mins
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