orthodontic appliances

Preferred Label : orthodontic appliances;

MeSH definition : Devices used for influencing tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19);

MeSH synonym : orthodontic appliance; appliance, orthodontic; appliances, orthodontic;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodontic appliances;

Details

Origin ID

D009967;

UMLS CUI

C0029331;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Orthodontic appliance, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- orthodontic appliance, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- orthodontic devices [medical devices type]
Indexing information
- Direct-On II [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- polynorbornen [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- protecto [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- orthodontic appliances [MeSH concept]
See also
- dental bonding [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Orthodontic appliance, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- orthodontic appliance, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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