Foramen Apicis Dentis

Preferred Label : Foramen Apicis Dentis;

NCIt definition : A minute opening at or near the apex of a root of a tooth, but on occasion located on the side of a root, which allows passage to the vascular, lymphatic and neural structures supplying the pulp. Sometimes the main opening branches near the apex to form two or more apical openings.;

Details

Origin ID

C32624;

UMLS CUI

C0524789;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Tooth [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Apex of tooth [FMA entity]
- Apical foramen of root of tooth [FMA entity]
- tooth apex [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Apical foramen of root of tooth [FMA entity]
- Structure of apical foramen of tooth (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- apical foramen [MeSH concept]
- apical foramen of tooth [SNOMED Notion]

Keyword's position in hierarchy(ies) :

You can consult :

recommendations
documents concerning education
documents for patients