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Oral Medicine
MeSH HeadingOral Medicine
Tree NumberE06.640
Tree NumberH02.163.670
Annotation"a branch of dentistry dealing with dis of the oral & paraoral struct & the oral management of system dis"; SPEC: SPEC qualif; X ref STOMATOLOGY: seen most often in foreign lit: translate as "oral medicine"; "stomatol dis" = MOUTH DISEASES
Scope NoteA branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the oral and paraoral structures and the oral management of systemic diseases. (Hall, What is Oral Medicine, Anyway? Clinical Update: National Naval Dental Center, March 1991, p7-8)
Entry TermMedicine, Oral
Entry TermStomatology
See AlsoDentistry
See AlsoMouth Diseases
See AlsoOral Manifestations
Allowable QualifiersCL EC ED ES HI IS LJ MA MT OG SN ST TD VE
Entry VersionORAL MED
Previous Indexing Dentistry (1966-1996)
Online Noteuse DENTISTRY to search ORAL MEDICINE 1980-96 & STOMATOLOGY 1989-96
History Note97; was see DENTISTRY 1980-96; STOMATOLOGY was see DENTISTRY 1989-96
Date of Entry19960610
Unique IDD019242


MeSH Tree Structures

 
Dentistry [E06]
Air Abrasion, Dental [E06.020]
Anesthesia, Dental [E06.045]  +
Dental Atraumatic Restorative Treatment [E06.070]
Dental Bonding [E06.095]  +
Dental Care [E06.170]  +
Dental Debonding [E06.178]
Dental Equipment [E06.186]  +
Dental Health Surveys [E06.208]  +
Dental High-Speed Technique [E06.216]
Dental Implantation [E06.231]  +
Dental Models [E06.261]
Dental Occlusion [E06.276]  +
Dental Pins [E06.292]
Dental Polishing [E06.298]
Dental Stress Analysis [E06.308]
Dentistry, Operative [E06.323]  +
Diagnosis, Oral [E06.342]  +
Electrogalvanism, Intraoral [E06.377]
Endodontics [E06.397]  +
Esthetics, Dental [E06.420]  +
Infection Control, Dental [E06.470]
Jaw Relation Record [E06.520]  +
Mouth Rehabilitation [E06.584]
Myofunctional Therapy [E06.603]
Odontometry [E06.623]
Oral Medicine [E06.640]
Oral Surgical Procedures [E06.645]  +
Orthodontics [E06.658]  +
Pathology, Oral [E06.685]
Periodontics [E06.721]  +
Preventive Dentistry [E06.761]  +
Prosthodontics [E06.780]  +
Surgery, Oral [E06.892]  +
Technology, Dental [E06.912]  +
Tooth Preparation [E06.931]  +
Tooth Remineralization [E06.950]

 
Health Occupations [H02]
   Dentistry [H02.163]
Dental Research [H02.163.090]
Dentistry, Operative [H02.163.180]
Evidence-Based Dentistry [H02.163.232]
Forensic Dentistry [H02.163.285]
General Practice, Dental [H02.163.342]
Geriatric Dentistry [H02.163.394]
Military Dentistry [H02.163.592]
Occupational Dentistry [H02.163.640]
Oral Medicine [H02.163.670]
Pediatric Dentistry [H02.163.700]
Preventive Dentistry [H02.163.721]
School Dentistry [H02.163.809]
Specialties, Dental [H02.163.876]  +

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