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Craniomandibular Disorders MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Craniomandibular Disorders
Tree Number(s)
C05.500.607.221
C05.651.243
C07.320.610.291
Unique ID
D017271
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017271
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
Diseases or disorders of the muscles of the head and neck, with special reference to the masticatory muscles. The most notable examples are TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS and TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME.
Entry Version
CMD
Entry Term(s)
Craniomandibular Diseases
NLM Classification #
WU 140.5
Previous Indexing
Temporomandibular Joint Diseases (1982-1992)
Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (1979-1992)
Public MeSH Note
93; was see TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT SYNDROME 1991-92
Online Note
use TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT SYNDROME to search CRANIOMANDIBULAR DISORDERS 1991-92
History Note
93; was see TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT SYNDROME 1991-92
Date Established
1993/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/05/20
Revision Date
2009/07/06
Craniomandibular Disorders Preferred
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