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Tooth Abnormalities MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Tooth Abnormalities
Tree Number(s)
C07.650.800
C07.793.700
C16.131.850.800
Unique ID
D014071
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014071
Annotation
do not use /‌congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; duplication of teeth = TOOTH, SUPERNUMERARY; abnorm in congen syphilis = HUTCHINSON'S TEETH see SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; X ref ODONTOME (a form of developmental dental anomaly): do not confuse with ODONTOMA
Scope Note
Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the teeth.
Entry Version
TOOTH ABNORM
Entry Term(s)
Abnormalities, Teeth
Abnormalities, Tooth
Odontome
Teeth Abnormalities
Public MeSH Note
65
History Note
65
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1999/11/03
Tooth Abnormalities Preferred
Odontome Narrower
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