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MeSH Heading: Pit and Fissure Sealants
Tree Number(s): D25.339.773; J01.637.051.339.773
Unique ID: D010895
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010895
Scope Note: Agents used to occlude dental enamel pits and fissures in the prevention of dental caries.
Entry Version: PIT SEALANTS
Entry Term(s): Dental Sealant; Dental Sealants; Fissure Sealant; Fissure Sealants; Pit And Fissure Sealant; Pit Fissure Sealant; Pit Fissure Sealants; Sealants, Dental; Sealants, Tooth
NLM Classification #: WU 190
Previous Indexing: Dental Materials (1966-1971)
See Also: Dental Fissures
Public MeSH Note: 80; was see under DENTAL MATERIALS 1975-79
History Note: 80(72); was see under DENTAL MATERIALS 1975-79
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/07/12

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0016902
Scope Note: Agents used to occlude dental enamel pits and fissures in the prevention of dental caries.
Terms: Pit and Fissure Sealants Preferred Term
Term UI T032121
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1972); Sealants, Dental
Term UI T032118
Date01/26/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Dental Sealants
Term UI T032119
Date05/01/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pit Fissure Sealants
Term UI T032120
Date03/29/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pit And Fissure Sealant
Term UI T000997868
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Dental Sealant
Term UI T000997133
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Pit Fissure Sealant
Term UI T000997134
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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