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Descriptor English: Anodontia
Descriptor Spanish: Anodoncia
Descriptor anodoncia
Entry term(s) agenesia dental
agenesia dental familiar
agenesia dentaria
anodoncia parcial
anodoncia total
hipodoncia
oligodoncia
Scope note: Ausencia congénita de dientes. Puede afectar a todos los dientes (anodoncia total), solo a algunos dientes (anodoncia parcial, hipodoncia) o a seis o más dientes (oligodoncia), y tanto a la dentición de leche como a la permanente o solo a la permanente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Anodontia
Descriptor French: Anodontie
Entry term(s): Ageneses, Familial Tooth
Agenesis, Familial Tooth
Anodontia, Partial
Anodontia, Total
Dental Agenesis, Familial
Familial Dental Agenesis
Familial Tooth Ageneses
Familial Tooth Agenesis
Hypodontia
Hypodontia Oligodontia 1
Hypodontia Oligodontia 1s
Oligodontia
Oligodontia 1, Hypodontia
Oligodontia 1s, Hypodontia
Oligodontias
Partial Anodontia
Partial Anodontias
Tooth Ageneses, Familial
Tooth Agenesis, Familial
Tooth Agenesis, Selective, 1
Total Anodontia
Total Anodontias
Tree number(s): C07.650.800.100
C07.793.700.100
C16.131.850.800.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000848
Scope note: Congenital absence of the teeth. It may involve all (total anodontia) or only some of the teeth (partial anodontia, hypodontia), or six or more of the teeth (oligodontia) and both the deciduous and the permanent dentition, or only teeth of the permanent dentition.
Annotation: congen absence of teeth; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; congen absence of one or more teeth: do not confuse with JAW, EDENTULOUS (total lack of teeth in either jaw through disease or extraction), JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY (partial lack in either jaw) or MOUTH, EDENTULOUS (total lack of teeth in both jaws through disease or extraction)
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
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
DeCS ID: 862
Unique ID: D000848
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/02/26
Anodontia - Preferred
Concept UI M0001261
Scope note Congenital absence of the teeth. It may involve all (total anodontia) or only some of the teeth (partial anodontia, hypodontia), or six or more of the teeth (oligodontia) and both the deciduous and the permanent dentition, or only teeth of the permanent dentition.
Preferred term Anodontia
Tooth Agenesis, Familial - Narrower
Concept UI M0574700
Preferred term Tooth Agenesis, Familial
Entry term(s) Ageneses, Familial Tooth
Agenesis, Familial Tooth
Dental Agenesis, Familial
Familial Dental Agenesis
Familial Tooth Ageneses
Familial Tooth Agenesis
Hypodontia Oligodontia 1
Hypodontia Oligodontia 1s
Oligodontia 1, Hypodontia
Oligodontia 1s, Hypodontia
Tooth Ageneses, Familial
Tooth Agenesis, Selective, 1
Hypodontia - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0001262
Preferred term Hypodontia
Oligodontia - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000758811
Preferred term Oligodontia
Entry term(s) Oligodontias
Total Anodontia - Narrower
Concept UI M000759128
Preferred term Total Anodontia
Entry term(s) Anodontia, Total
Total Anodontias
Partial Anodontia - Narrower
Concept UI M000759129
Preferred term Partial Anodontia
Entry term(s) Anodontia, Partial
Partial Anodontias



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