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MeSH Heading: Periapical Tissue
Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.646.700
Unique ID: D010486
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010486
Annotation: diseases = PERIAPICAL DISEASES; inflammation = PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS
Scope Note: Tissue surrounding the apex of a tooth, including the apical portion of the periodontal membrane and alveolar bone.
Entry Term(s): Periodontium, Apical
Previous Indexing: Periodontium (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(72)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Periapical Tissue MeSH Descriptor Data 2025