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MeSH Heading: Periodontal Ligament
Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.646.771
Unique ID: D010513
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010513
Annotation: intraligamental anesthesia or periodontal ligament injection (PDLI): coordinate with ANESTHESIA, DENTAL
Scope Note: The fibrous CONNECTIVE TISSUE surrounding the TOOTH ROOT, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS).
Entry Term(s): Alveolodental Ligament; Alveolodental Membrane; Gomphosis
NLM Classification #: WU 240
Previous Indexing: Periodontium (1966-1971)
See Also: Periodontal Attachment Loss
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(72)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

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)

Periodontal Ligament MeSH Descriptor Data 2025