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MeSH Heading: Tooth
Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.860
Unique ID: D014070
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014070
Annotation: /embryol: consider also TOOTH GERM & ODONTOGENESIS; /ph permitted but consider DENTAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA for function of dentition as a whole; tooth size & dimension = TOOTH /‌anat (IM) + ODONTOMETRY (NIM); permanent tooth = TOOTH, deciduous tooth = TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; tooth pain = TOOTHACHE; tooth sensitivity = DENTIN SENSITIVITY
Scope Note: One of a set of bone-like structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing.
Entry Term(s): Teeth
See Also: Dentition; Mastication; Odontogenesis; Paleodontology
Consider Also: consider also terms at DENT- and ODONTO-
Public MeSH Note: 65; was TEETH 1963-64; /transplantation was TOOTH TRANSPLANTATION 1965
History Note: 65; was TEETH 1963-64; /transplantation was TOOTH TRANSPLANTATION 1965
Entry Combination: abnormalities:Tooth Abnormalities; injuries:Tooth Injuries
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25

Entry Combination: abnormalities:Tooth Abnormalities; injuries:Tooth Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Tooth MeSH Descriptor Data 2024