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Descriptor English: Dental Arch
Descriptor Spanish: Arco Dental
Descriptor arco dental
Entry term(s) arcada dental
arcada dentaria
arco dentario
Scope note: Curva formada por la línea de los DIENTES en su posición normal en la MANDÍBULA. El arco dental inferior está constituido por los dientes mandibulares, mientras que el arco dental superior lo constituyen los dientes maxilares.
Descriptor Portuguese: Arco Dental
Descriptor French: Arcade dentaire
Entry term(s): Arch, Dental
Arches, Dental
Dental Arches
Tree number(s): A02.835.232.781.324.502.320
A14.521.320
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003724
Scope note: The curve formed by the row of TEETH in their normal position in the JAW. The inferior dental arch is formed by the mandibular teeth, and the superior dental arch by the maxillary teeth.
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
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 1966
History Note: 1966
Entry Version: DENT ARCH
Related: Stomatognathic System MeSH
DeCS ID: 3737
Unique ID: D003724
NLM Classification: WU 101
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/07/10
Dental Arch - Preferred
Concept UI M0005843
Scope note The curve formed by the row of TEETH in their normal position in the JAW. The inferior dental arch is formed by the mandibular teeth, and the superior dental arch by the maxillary teeth.
Preferred term Dental Arch
Entry term(s) Arch, Dental
Arches, Dental
Dental Arches



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