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Descriptor English: Mandibular Prosthesis
Descriptor Spanish: Prótesis Mandibular
Descriptor prótesis mandibular
Scope note: Dispositivo protésico que se utiliza para reemplazar áreas de la mandíbula defectuosas o ausentes a consecuencia de deformidades, enfermedades, lesiones o cirugía.
Descriptor Portuguese: Prótese Mandibular
Descriptor French: Prothèse mandibulaire
Entry term(s): Mandibular Prostheses
Prostheses, Mandibular
Prosthesis, Mandibular
Tree number(s): E07.695.510.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008341
Scope note: A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the mandible missing or defective as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery.
Annotation: to replace missing part of mandible: do not use for prosthetic replacement of teeth in mandible ( = DENTAL PROSTHESIS + MANDIBLE)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Prosthesis (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67
Related: Mandibular Prosthesis Implantation MeSH
DeCS ID: 8513
Unique ID: D008341
NLM Classification: WU 600
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Mandibular Prosthesis - Preferred
Concept UI M0012983
Scope note A prosthetic appliance for the replacement of areas of the mandible missing or defective as a result of deformity, disease, injury, or surgery.
Preferred term Mandibular Prosthesis
Entry term(s) Mandibular Prostheses
Prostheses, Mandibular
Prosthesis, Mandibular



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