| Descriptor English: | Periodontics | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Periodoncia                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Periodontia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Parodontie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Medicine, Periodontal Medicines, Periodontal Periodontal Medicine Periodontal Medicines Periodontic  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E06.721 H02.163.876.623  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010517 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A dental specialty concerned with the histology, physiology, and pathology of the tissues that support, attach, and surround the teeth. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 65 | 
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| History Note: | 65 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 10708 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010517 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1965/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/07/01 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
Dentistry [E06]Dentistry - 
                                    
DISCIPLINES AND OCCUPATIONS
Health Occupations [H02]Health Occupations 
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| Scope note | A dental specialty concerned with the histology, physiology, and pathology of the tissues that support, attach, and surround the teeth. | 
| Preferred term | Periodontics | 
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                                                                                            Medicine, Periodontal                                                 Medicines, Periodontal Periodontal Medicine Periodontal Medicines Periodontic  | 
                                
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