Mandibular Advancement
"Mandibular Advancement" 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.
Moving a retruded mandible forward to a normal position. It is commonly performed for malocclusion and retrognathia. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D019186
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.545.500 E06.645.500 E06.658.280
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| Concept/Terms |
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