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Mandibular Advancement MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Mandibular Advancement
Tree Number(s)
E04.545.500
E06.645.500
E06.658.280
Unique ID
D019186
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019186
Scope Note
Moving a retruded mandible forward to a normal position. It is commonly performed for malocclusion and retrognathia. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
Previous Indexing
Mandible/surgery (1973-1996)
See Also
Malocclusion
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2010/06/25
Mandibular Advancement Preferred
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