Diseases

Dental Focal Infection

Secondary or systemic infections due to dissemination throughout the body of microorganisms whose primary focus of infection lies in the periodontal tissues.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Secondary or systemic infections due to dissemination throughout the body of microorganisms whose primary focus of infection lies in the periodontal tissues.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Dental Focal Infections
  • Focal Infection, Dental
  • Focal Infections, Dental
  • Infection, Dental Focal
  • Infections, Dental Focal

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with precoordinated organ/disease site of infection + name of infection

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History Note

64

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Tree Numbers

  1. C01w.392w.433
  2. C07.793w.348

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NLM Classification

WU 246

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dental Focal Infection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005491. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005491
  2. Dental Focal Infection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2487710