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Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic
Tree Number(s)
E04.545.550
E06.645.550
Unique ID
D013516
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013516
Scope Note
Surgery necessary for a denture to rest on a firm base, free from marked osseous protuberances or undercuts, and devoid of interfering muscle attachments, excess mucoperiosteum, hyperplasias, and fibrous or papillary growths.
Entry Version
ORAL SURG PROCEDURES PREPROSTHETIC
Entry Term(s)
Oral Surgical Procedure, Preprosthetic
Preprosthetic Oral Surgical Procedure
Preprosthetic Oral Surgical Procedures
Surgical Procedure, Oral, Preprosthetic
Surgical Procedures, Oral, Preprosthetic
NLM Classification #
WU 500
Previous Indexing
Dental Prosthesis (1966-1979)
Mouth/surgery (1966-1979)
specific dental prosthesis (1966-1979)
specific oral surgery heading (1966-1979)
Surgery, Oral (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note
98; was SURGERY, ORAL, PREPROSTHETIC 1980-97; PREPROSTHETIC ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES was PREPROSTHETIC ORAL SURGERY 1980-97
History Note
98; was SURGERY, ORAL, PREPROSTHETIC 1980-97; PREPROSTHETIC ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES was PREPROSTHETIC ORAL SURGERY 1980-97
Date Introduced
1980/01/01
Last Updated
1997/06/20
Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic Preferred
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