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MeSH Heading: Orthognathic Surgery
Tree Number(s): E06.892.500; H02.163.876.886.500; H02.403.810.481
Unique ID: D057909
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057909
Annotation: do not confuse with ORTHOGNATHIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Scope Note: A surgical specialty concerned with correcting conditions related to malposition of the jawbones and other related MAXILLOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES (e.g., CLEFT PALATE; RETROGNATHISM).
NLM Classification #: WU 21
Previous Indexing: Malocclusion (1973-2010); Orthodontics, Corrective (1974-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2018/03/01

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