Anatomy

Permanent Dentition

The 32 teeth of adulthood that either replace or are added to the complement of deciduous teeth. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)

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Abstract

The 32 teeth of adulthood that either replace or are added to the complement of deciduous teeth. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)

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5 entry terms
  • Dentition, Adult
  • Dentition, Permanent
  • Dentition, Secondary
  • Adult Dentition
  • Secondary Dentition

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Indexing Annotation

differentiate from TOOTH

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97

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Previous Indexing

  • Dentition (1966-1996)

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  1. A14w.549w.167w.237

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Permanent Dentition. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019229. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019229
  2. Permanent Dentition. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27891318