Diseases

Dentofacial Deformities

An abnormality of the jaws or teeth affecting the contour of the face. Such abnormality could be acquired or congenital.

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Abstract

An abnormality of the jaws or teeth affecting the contour of the face. Such abnormality could be acquired or congenital.

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11 entry terms
  • Deformities, Dentofacial
  • Deformity, Dentofacial
  • Dentofacial Deformity
  • Dentofacial Abnormalities
  • Dentofacial Dyplasia
  • Abnormalities, Dentofacial
  • Abnormality, Dentofacial
  • Dentofacial Abnormality
  • Dentofacial Dyplasias
  • Dyplasia, Dentofacial
  • Dyplasias, Dentofacial

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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, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2013

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dentofacial Deformities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063169. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063169
  2. Dentofacial Deformities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55191859