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MeSH Heading: Tooth Cervix
Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.900.700
Unique ID: D019237
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019237
Annotation: IM; coord with specific tooth (IM) if pertinent
Scope Note: The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root or roots. It is often referred to as the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), the line at which the cementum covering the root of a tooth and the enamel of the tooth meet. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p530, p433)
Entry Term(s): CEJ; Cementoenamel Junction; Cervix Dentis
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2019/05/24

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

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)

injuries (IN)

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)

Concept UI: M0028647
Scope Note: The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root or roots. It is often referred to as the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), the line at which the cementum covering the root of a tooth and the enamel of the tooth meet. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p530, p433)
Terms: Tooth Cervix Preferred Term
Term UI T057299
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); CEJ
Term UI T057300
Date01/09/1997
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Cementoenamel Junction
Term UI T057297
Date10/18/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Cervix Dentis
Term UI T057298
Date10/18/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

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