Biomaterial Database

[Gnathology. Outsider or part of modern dentistry?]. 1979

R Schubert

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008310	Malocclusion	Such malposition and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth as to interfere with the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)	Angle's Classification,Crossbite,Tooth Crowding,Cross Bite,Angle Classification,Angles Classification,Bite, Cross,Bites, Cross,Classification, Angle's,Cross Bites,Crossbites,Crowding, Tooth,Crowdings, Tooth,Malocclusions
D008409	Mastication	The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth.	Chewing
D009971	Orthodontics, Corrective	The phase of orthodontics concerned with the correction of malocclusion with proper appliances and prevention of its sequelae (Jablonski's Illus. Dictionary of Dentistry).	Corrective Orthodontics
D003766	Dental Occlusion	The relationship of all the components of the masticatory system in normal function. It has special reference to the position and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth for the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p556, p472)	Canine Guidance,Occlusal Guidance,Occlusal Plane,Occlusion, Dental,Dental Occlusions,Guidance, Canine,Guidance, Occlusal,Occlusal Guidances,Occlusal Planes,Occlusions, Dental,Plane, Occlusal,Planes, Occlusal
D003769	Dental Occlusion, Traumatic	An occlusion resulting in overstrain and injury to teeth, periodontal tissue, or other oral structures.	Occlusion, Dental, Traumatic,Occlusion, Traumatic Dental,Traumatic Dental Occlusion,Dental Occlusions, Traumatic,Occlusions, Traumatic Dental,Traumatic Dental Occlusions
D003813	Dentistry	The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man