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MeSH Heading: Alveolar Bone Loss
Tree Number(s): C05.116.264.150; C07.465.714.354.500
Unique ID: D016301
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016301
Annotation: coordinate IM with MANDIBULAR DISEASES or MAXILLARY DISEASES (IM or NIM)
Scope Note: Resorption or wasting of the tooth-supporting bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS) in the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE.
Entry Term(s): Alveolar Bone Atrophy; Alveolar Process Atrophy; Alveolar Resorption; Bone Loss, Alveolar; Bone Loss, Periodontal; Periodontal Bone Loss; Periodontal Resorption
NLM Classification #: WU 241
Previous Indexing: Bone Resorption (1966-1990)
See Also: Bone Resorption
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see BONE RESORPTION 1987-90
Online Note: use BONE RESORPTION to search ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS 1987-90
History Note: 91; was see BONE RESORPTION 1987-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/05/25
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0024914
Scope Note: Resorption or wasting of the tooth-supporting bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS) in the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE.
Terms: Alveolar Bone Loss Preferred Term
Term UI T048607
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Alveolar Process Atrophy
Term UI T706064
Date09/20/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Alveolar Resorption
Term UI T048610
Date04/13/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Bone Loss, Alveolar
Term UI T534746
Date03/07/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004); Alveolar Bone Atrophy
Term UI T706063
Date09/20/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Periodontal Bone Loss
Term UI T048609
Date04/13/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Periodontal Resorption
Term UI T048611
Date04/13/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Bone Loss, Periodontal
Term UI T048608
Date05/18/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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