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Orthognathic Surgical Procedures MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Orthognathic Surgical Procedures
Tree Number(s)
E04.545.562
E04.555.580.289
E06.645.562
Unique ID
D056948
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056948
Annotation
do not confuse with the surgical specialty ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
Scope Note
Surgery performed to repair or correct the skeletal anomalies of the jaw and its associated dental and facial structures (e.g. CLEFT PALATE).
Entry Term(s)
Jaw Surgery
Maxillo-Mandibular Surgery
Maxillofacial Orthognathic Surgery
NLM Classification #
WU 600
Previous Indexing
Osteotomy (1975-2009)
Public MeSH Note
2010
History Note
2010
Date Introduced
2010/01/01
Last Updated
2018/04/06
Orthognathic Surgical Procedures Preferred
Maxillofacial Orthognathic Surgery Narrower
Jaw Surgery Narrower
Maxillo-Mandibular Surgery Narrower
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