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Incisor MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Incisor
Tree Number(s)
A14.549.167.860.425
Unique ID
D007180
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007180
Annotation
one of the 8 front teeth; NIM when merely locational; "incisive papilla", a projection on the palate posterior to the central incisors: index under PALATE & do not add INCISOR
Scope Note
Any of the eight frontal teeth (four maxillary and four mandibular) having a sharp incisal edge for cutting food and a single root, which occurs in man both as a deciduous and a permanent tooth. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p820)
NLM Classification #
WU 215
Public MeSH Note
65
History Note
65
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2003/07/09
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