Anatomy

Tooth

One of a set of bone-like structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing.

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One of a set of bone-like structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing.

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  • Teeth

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22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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/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

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History Note

65; was TEETH 1963-64; /transplantation was TOOTH TRANSPLANTATION 1965

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  1. A14w.549w.167w.860w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tooth. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014070. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014070
  2. Tooth. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth
  3. Tooth. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q553