"Mouth" 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.
The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper.
| Descriptor ID |
D009055
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.505.631 A03.556.500 A14.549
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| Concept/Terms |
Mouth- Mouth
- Oral Cavity
- Cavity, Oral
- Cavitas Oris
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mouth" by people in Profiles.
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A Bayesian multivariate spatial point pattern model: application to oral microbiome FISH image data. Biostatistics. 2026 01 20; 27(1).
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The Role of the Oral Microbiome in Circulating Metabolic Biomarkers and the Influence of Air Pollution. Oral Dis. 2026 Jun; 32(6):1665-1674.
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Wet Lab Protocols Matter: Choice of DNA Extraction and Library Preparation Protocols Bias Ancient Oral Microbiome Recovery. Mol Ecol Resour. 2025 Nov; 25(8):e70054.
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A Review of Approaches for Addressing Oral Stereotypic Behavior in Zoo-Housed Giraffes. Zoo Biol. 2025 Nov-Dec; 44(6):535-543.
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Suction feeding biomechanics of Polypterus bichir: investigating linkage mechanisms and the contributions of cranial kinesis to oral cavity volume change. J Exp Biol. 2022 02 01; 225(3).
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Clinical assessment for the detection of oral cavity cancer and potentially malignant disorders in apparently healthy adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 12 10; 12:CD010173.
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Diagnostic tests for oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders in patients presenting with clinically evident lesions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 07 20; 7:CD010276.
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SARS-CoV-2 infection of the oral cavity and saliva. Nat Med. 2021 05; 27(5):892-903.
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The feeding system of Tiktaalik roseae: an intermediate between suction feeding and biting. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 02 16; 118(7).
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Functional and genetic markers of niche partitioning among enigmatic members of the human oral microbiome. Genome Biol. 2020 12 16; 21(1):292.