Preferred Label : jaw, edentulous;
MeSH definition : The total absence of teeth from either the mandible or the maxilla, but not both.
Total absence of teeth from both is MOUTH, EDENTULOUS. Partial absence of teeth in
either is JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY.;
MeSH synonym : edentulous jaws; jaws, edentulous; edentulous jaw;
MeSH annotation : note category: do not confuse with ANODONTIA (see note there); total absence of
teeth from mandible or maxilla; partial absence of teeth from mandible or maxilla
JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; total absence of teeth from both jaws MOUTH, EDENTULOUS;
coord IM with MANDIBLE (NIM) or MAXILLA (NIM);
Origin ID : D007575;
UMLS CUI : C0022366;
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The total absence of teeth from either the mandible or the maxilla, but not both.
Total absence of teeth from both is MOUTH, EDENTULOUS. Partial absence of teeth in
either is JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY.
