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MeSH Heading: Orthodontic Appliances, Fixed
Tree Number(s): E06.658.453.255
Unique ID: D000077744
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077744
Scope Note: ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES attached to the teeth by adhesive material which cannot be removed from the mouth by the patient. These devices apply force to the teeth and supporting structures, thereby producing changes which control their growth and development.
Entry Term(s): Bonded Retainer; Fixed Appliances; Fixed Functional Appliances; Fixed Retainer; Permanent Retainer
Previous Indexing: Orthodontics (1963-2018)
Public MeSH Note: 2019
History Note: 2019
Date Established: 2019/01/01
Date of Entry: 2018/07/09
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M000641423
Scope Note: ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES attached to the teeth by adhesive material which cannot be removed from the mouth by the patient. These devices apply force to the teeth and supporting structures, thereby producing changes which control their growth and development.
Terms: Orthodontic Appliances, Fixed Preferred Term
Term UI T000941022
Date03/10/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Fixed Appliances
Term UI T000941013
Date03/10/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Permanent Retainer
Term UI T000941018
Date03/10/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Fixed Retainer
Term UI T000941019
Date03/10/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Bonded Retainer
Term UI T000941020
Date03/10/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Fixed Functional Appliances
Term UI T000942498
Date04/27/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019)

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