"Orthodontics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A dental specialty concerned with the prevention and correction of dental and oral anomalies (malocclusion).
| Descriptor ID |
D009970
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.658 H02.163.876.439
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orthodontics" by people in Profiles.
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Orthodontics for the Craniofacial Surgery Patient. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2020 05; 32(2):xiii-xiv.
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Orthodontics for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patient. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2020 02; 32(1):xiii-xiv.
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How do general dentists and orthodontists determine where to refer patients requiring oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2015 Mar; 73(3):509-13.
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Motivation and the orthodontic patient. J Dent Assoc S Afr. 1997 Apr; 52(4):217-21.