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Descriptor English: Tooth Migration
Descriptor Spanish: Migración del Diente
Descriptor migración dental
Entry term(s) desplazamiento dental
migración del diente
Scope note: Movimiento de los dientes en posiciones alteradas en relación con el hueso basal de la APÓFISIS ALVEOLAR y con los dientes adyacentes y opuestos como consecuencia de la pérdida de dientes aproximadores u opuestos, interferencias oclusales, hábitos, enfermedades inflamatorias y distróficas de las estructuras de inserción y soporte de los dientes. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Migração de Dente
Descriptor French: Migration dentaire
Entry term(s): Migration, Tooth
Tooth Drift
Tooth Drifting
Tree number(s): C07.465.714.836
G10.549.830
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014085
Scope note: The movement of teeth into altered positions in relationship to the basal bone of the ALVEOLAR PROCESS and to adjoining and opposing teeth as a result of loss of approximating or opposing teeth, occlusal interferences, habits, inflammatory and dystrophic disease of the attaching and supporting structures of the teeth. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
Annotation: do not confuse with TOOTH MOBILITY
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(65)
DeCS ID: 14478
Unique ID: D014085
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/22
Tooth Migration - Preferred
Concept UI M0021685
Scope note The movement of teeth into altered positions in relationship to the basal bone of the ALVEOLAR PROCESS and to adjoining and opposing teeth as a result of loss of approximating or opposing teeth, occlusal interferences, habits, inflammatory and dystrophic disease of the attaching and supporting structures of the teeth. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)
Preferred term Tooth Migration
Entry term(s) Migration, Tooth
Tooth Drifting - Narrower
Concept UI M0526390
Preferred term Tooth Drifting
Entry term(s) Tooth Drift



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