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coifas metálicas

English translation: metal copings

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Portuguese term or phrase:coifas metálicas
English translation:metal copings
Entered by: judith ryan

14:19 Jan 12, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Medical: Dentistry
Portuguese term or phrase: coifas metálicas
I have never seen coifa used as anything other than a hood, which doesn't make sense here.

Document about making crowns and fixed bridges (dentistry): Assim, desenvolvemos um sistema de fabricação de coroas que utiliza a resina acrílica gelada como material de moldagem, capacitado a oferecer moldes, modelos, padrões de fundição e coifas metálicas de alta precisão, utilizando-se de passos clínicos simples, seguros e confiáveis.

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judith ryan
Brazil
Local time: 07:02
metal copings
Explanation:
as coifas (copings) são as partes das coroas que servem para revestir e proteger o tecido remanescente antes de ser colocada a prótese dentária.
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Tiago Lima
Brazil
Local time: 07:02
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coifas metálicas (in this case)
metal copings


Explanation:
as coifas (copings) são as partes das coroas que servem para revestir e proteger o tecido remanescente antes de ser colocada a prótese dentária.

Example sentence(s):
  • A coping is the part of a Crown (dentistry) that contacts the prepared tooth
  • Retentiveness of implant-supported metal copings using different luting agents

    Reference: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/copings
Tiago Lima
Brazil
Local time: 07:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  liz askew: Análise da Adaptação Marginal de Coifas - RGO www.revistargo.com.br/include/getdoc.php?id... Translate this page As coifas metálicas são obtidas em ligas nobres (ligas áureas) e não nobres ..... unloaded dental implants supporting prostheses with differen
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agree  Mario Freitas: http://www.odontologiaestetica.com.br/glossario.php
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Reference information:
Artistic Dental Ceramics
artisticdentalceramics.net/
A coping is the metal shell of the crown that fits exactly to the dentist's prep. First, the technician takes the removable die from the model and paints it with a

liz askew
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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