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Descriptor English: Jaw, Edentulous
Descriptor Spanish: Arcada Edéntula
Descriptor arcada desdentada
Entry term(s) arcada edentada
arcada edéntula
arcada sin dientes
mandíbula desdentada
mandíbula edentada
mandíbula edéntula
mandíbula sin dientes
maxilar desdentado
maxilar edentado
maxilar edéntulo
maxilar inferior desdentado
maxilar inferior edentado
maxilar inferior edéntulo
maxilar inferior sin dientes
maxilar sin dientes
maxilar superior desdentado
maxilar superior edentado
maxilar superior edéntulo
maxilar superior sin dientes
maxilares desdentados
maxilares edentados
maxilares edéntulos
maxilares sin dientes
Scope note: Ausencia total de dientes, en la mandíbula o en el maxilar, pero no en ambas. La ausencia total de los dientes en ambas es la BOCA DESDENTADA. La ausencia parcial de dientes en una de ellas es la ARCADA PARCIALMENTE DESDENTADA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Arcada Edêntula
Descriptor French: Mâchoire édentée
Entry term(s): Edentulous Jaw
Edentulous Jaws
Jaws, Edentulous
Tree number(s): C05.500.480
C07.320.550
C07.465.550.425
C07.793.597.425
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007575
Scope note: The total absence of teeth from either the mandible or the maxilla, but not both. Total absence of teeth from both is MOUTH, EDENTULOUS. Partial absence of teeth in either is JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY.
Annotation: note category: do not confuse with ANODONTIA (see note there); = total absence of teeth from mandible or maxilla; partial absence of teeth from mandible or maxilla = JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; total absence of teeth from both jaws = MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; coord IM with MANDIBLE (NIM) or MAXILLA (NIM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
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
Previous Indexing: Mouth, Edentulous (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 80; was included in MOUTH, EDENTULOUS 1965-79
Online Note: search MOUTH, EDENTULOUS 1966-79
History Note: 80; was included in MOUTH, EDENTULOUS 1965-79
DeCS ID: 29433
Unique ID: D007575
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/04/25
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Jaw, Edentulous - Preferred
Concept UI M0011835
Scope note The total absence of teeth from either the mandible or the maxilla, but not both. Total absence of teeth from both is MOUTH, EDENTULOUS. Partial absence of teeth in either is JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY.
Preferred term Jaw, Edentulous
Entry term(s) Edentulous Jaw
Edentulous Jaws
Jaws, Edentulous



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