Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Corona protésica completa con espiga

English translation:

Complete prosthetic crown with post

Added to glossary by Taña Dalglish
Mar 17, 2019 18:47
5 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Corona protésica completa con ESPIGA

Spanish to English Other Medical: Dentistry AS it relates to dental imaging results
This is a radiology report from Costa Rica and the word I need help with is ESPIGA as it relates to dental subject matter.
Proposed translations (English)
2 +3 post
Change log

Mar 26, 2019 21:53: Taña Dalglish Created KOG entry

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post

https://www.kobzadental.com/dental-implants.html
This service combines custom-made restorations, like crowns, bridges, partials, and full dentures, with small implant posts made of titanium that serve as prosthetic tooth roots.

Implant-Supported Bridge Article | Dentures & Dental Implants ...
https://www.colgate.com › ... › Cosmetic Dentistry › Implants
A dental implant is a titanium post (like a tooth root) that is surgically positioned into the jawbone beneath the gum line that allows your dentist to mount replacement teeth or a bridge into that area. An implant doesn't come loose like a denture can.

Complete prosthetic crown with post.

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Note added at 9 days (2019-03-26 21:52:32 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.
Peer comment(s):

agree liz askew : What is a Post Crown? – jamie the dentist https://jamiethedentist.com/post-crowns/what-is-a-post-crown... A post crown is a combination of a post (that extends down into the root canal of your tooth) and .... Any tooth having a post, will need a crown on to
5 mins
Thank you.
agree Thomas Walker : I think "post" is correct, but I also think that the term "implant" is most commonly used nowadays.
37 mins
Thanks Tom, but as it stands the Asker said "Corona protésica completa con ESPIGA" with espiga being the trouble word.
agree Chema Nieto Castañón
10 hrs
Thanks.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, I also checked with a dentist and they told me it is Post and Core"

Reference comments

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Reference:

post crown

En castellano pernos dentales, espigas intraradiculares o postes. Dental post en inglés. Se trata de una estructura inserta en la raíz de un diente parcialmente conservado. Es distinto de un implante, donde el diente original se extrae y se sustituye. Ver por ejemplo una explicación clara aquí;
https://centreslapointe.com/en/blog/difference-dental-implan...

En cuanto a la expresión original (Corona protésica completa con ESPIGA), en inglés suele expresarse con el más sucinto post and crown, con el mismo significado en realidad.

Post crown
https://www.nature.com/articles/sj.bdj.2018.218
http://www.smilesatlegacy.co.uk/post-crowns/
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