dental plaque - CISMeF

Preferred Label : dental plaque;

MeSH definition : A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms.;

MeSH synonym : plaque, dental;

MeSH annotation : note categories; from Cat A /chem /ultrastruct permitted; DF: DENT PLAQUE;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental plaque;

Details

Origin ID

D003773;

UMLS CUI

C0011389;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Dental plaque [PASCAL descriptor]
- Dental plaque present (situation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- No dental plaque (situation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Plaque index [LOINC component]
- Some dental plaque (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- dental plaque [UBERON concept]
- gum disease [MedlinePlus Topic]
- tooth decay [MedlinePlus Topic]
- tooth disorders [MedlinePlus Topic]
Indexing information
- diethyl-N-dodecylphosphoramidate [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- gum disease [MedlinePlus Topic]
- tooth disorders [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- dental plaque [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Dental Plaque [NCIt concept]
- Dental plaque [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Dental plaque [LOINC component]
- Dental plaque on teeth (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Dental plaque on tooth (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tooth plaque [MedDRA LLT]
- dental plaque [SNOMED Notion]

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