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Tooth Cervix MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Tooth Cervix
Tree Number(s)
A14.549.167.900.700
Unique ID
D019237
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019237
Annotation
IM; coord with specific tooth (IM) if pertinent
Scope Note
The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root or roots. It is often referred to as the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), the line at which the cementum covering the root of a tooth and the enamel of the tooth meet. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p530, p433)
Entry Term(s)
CEJ
Cementoenamel Junction
Cervix Dentis
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2019/05/24
Tooth Cervix Preferred
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