National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Posterior Tooth

Synonyms

Posterior Tooth

Definitions

Refers to teeth and tissues towards the back of the mouth (distal to the canines): maxillary and mandibular premolars and molars. The designation of permanent posterior teeth in the Universal tooth numbering system include teeth 1 through 5 and 12 through 16 (maxillary), and 17 through 21 and 28 through 32 (mandibular); primary teeth in the Universal tooth numbering system are designated A, B, I, and J (maxillary) and K, L, S, and T (mandibular).

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52666

code

C52666

DEFINITION

Refers to teeth and tissues towards the back of the mouth (distal to the canines): maxillary and mandibular premolars and molars. The designation of permanent posterior teeth in the Universal tooth numbering system include teeth 1 through 5 and 12 through 16 (maxillary), and 17 through 21 and 28 through 32 (mandibular); primary teeth in the Universal tooth numbering system are designated A, B, I, and J (maxillary) and K, L, S, and T (mandibular).

FULL_SYN

Posterior Tooth

label

Posterior Tooth

Legacy Concept Name

Posterior_Tooth

Preferred_Name

Posterior Tooth

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52666

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C1709609

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12506

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