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Orthognathic Surgery MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


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
Orthognathic Surgery Preferred
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