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Descriptor English: Dentition
Descriptor Spanish: Dentición
Descriptor dentición
Entry term(s) dentadura
Scope note: Conjunto de dientes de la arcada dental. La dentición se refiere ordinariamente a los dientes naturales en su posición en los alveolos. La dentición que se refiere a los dientes caducos es la DENTICIÓN PRIMARIA o decidual; la de los dientes permanentes es la DENTICIÓN PERMANENTE. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992).
Descriptor Portuguese: Dentição
Descriptor French: Denture
Entry term(s): Dentition
Tree number(s): A03.556.500.379
A14.549.167
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003817
Scope note: The teeth collectively in the dental arch. Dentition ordinarily refers to the natural teeth in position in their alveoli. Dentition referring to the deciduous teeth is DENTITION, PRIMARY; to the permanent teeth, DENTITION, PERMANENT. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer DENTITION, PRIMARY; DENTITION, PERMANENT; or DENTITION, MIXED; differentiate from TOOTH
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Related: Dent MeSH
DeCS ID: 3832
Unique ID: D003817
NLM Classification: WU 210
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Denture - Preferred
Concept UI M0005965
Preferred term Denture
Entry term(s) Dentition



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