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Descriptor English: Periodontal Ligament
Descriptor Spanish: Ligamento Periodontal
Descriptor ligamento periodontal
Entry term(s) gonfosis
ligamento alveolodental
membrana alveolodental
pericemento
Scope note: TEJIDO CONJUNTIVO fibroso que rodea la RAÍZ DEL DIENTE, limitándola frente al hueso alveolar (PROCESO ALVEOLAR) y uniéndola al mismo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ligamento Periodontal
Descriptor French: Desmodonte
Entry term(s): Alveolodental Ligament
Alveolodental Ligaments
Alveolodental Membrane
Alveolodental Membranes
Gomphoses
Gomphosis
Ligament, Alveolodental
Ligament, Periodontal
Membrane, Alveolodental
Periodontal Ligaments
Tree number(s): A14.549.167.646.771
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010513
Scope note: The fibrous CONNECTIVE TISSUE surrounding the TOOTH ROOT, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS).
Annotation: intraligamental anesthesia or periodontal ligament injection (PDLI): coordinate with ANESTHESIA, DENTAL
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Periodontium (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(72)
Related: Periodontal Attachment Loss MeSH
DeCS ID: 10704
Unique ID: D010513
NLM Classification: WU 240
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17
Periodontal Ligament - Preferred
Concept UI M0016335
Scope note The fibrous CONNECTIVE TISSUE surrounding the TOOTH ROOT, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS).
Preferred term Periodontal Ligament
Entry term(s) Alveolodental Ligament
Alveolodental Ligaments
Alveolodental Membrane
Alveolodental Membranes
Ligament, Alveolodental
Ligament, Periodontal
Membrane, Alveolodental
Periodontal Ligaments
Gomphosis - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000649205
Preferred term Gomphosis
Entry term(s) Gomphoses



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