Diastema MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Diastema
Tree Number(s): C07.650.800.320; C07.793.700.320; C16.131.850.800.320
Unique ID: D003970
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003970
Scope Note: An abnormal opening or fissure between two adjacent teeth.
Entry Term(s): Diastemata
Previous Indexing: Dentition (1966)
See Also: Labial Frenum
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(67)
Date Introduced: 1972/01/01
Last Updated: 2015/06/26

Allowable Qualifiers: embryology (EM)

epidemiology (EP)

etiology (ET)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

Stomatognathic Diseases [C07]
- Stomatognathic System Abnormalities [C07.650]
  - Tooth Abnormalities [C07.650.800]

Stomatognathic Diseases [C07]
- Tooth Diseases [C07.793]
  - Tooth Abnormalities [C07.793.700]

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
  - Stomatognathic System Abnormalities [C16.131.850]
    - Tooth Abnormalities [C16.131.850.800]

Diastema Preferred

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