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MeSH Heading: Dental Fissures
Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.900.258; C07.793.700.255
Unique ID: D003750
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003750
Scope Note: Naturally occurring deep grooves or clefts in the surface of teeth equivalent to class 1 cavities in Black's classification of dental caries.
Entry Version: DENT FISSURES
Entry Term(s): Dental Fissure; Fissure, Dental; Fissures, Dental
Previous Indexing: Dental Caries (1966-1986)
See Also: Pit and Fissure Sealants
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under DENTAL CARIES 1987-90
History Note: 91(87); was see under DENTAL CARIES 1987-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/08
Revision Date: 2022/07/12

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0005881
Scope Note: Naturally occurring deep grooves or clefts in the surface of teeth equivalent to class 1 cavities in Black's classification of dental caries.
Terms: Dental Fissures Preferred Term
Term UI T011050
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1987); Dental Fissure
Term UI T011047
Date04/08/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Fissure, Dental
Term UI T011048
Date04/08/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Fissures, Dental
Term UI T011049
Date04/06/1986
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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