"Dental Arch" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The curve formed by the row of TEETH in their normal position in the JAW. The inferior dental arch is formed by the mandibular teeth, and the superior dental arch by the maxillary teeth.
| Descriptor ID |
D003724
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.324.502.320 A14.521.320
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| Concept/Terms |
Dental Arch- Dental Arch
- Dental Arches
- Arch, Dental
- Arches, Dental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Arch" by people in Profiles.
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Changes in the curve of Spee with treatment and at 2 years posttreatment. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2004 May; 125(5):589-96.
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Stability of transverse expansion in the mandibular arch. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2003 Sep; 124(3):288-93.