Serial Extraction
"Serial Extraction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The selective extraction of deciduous teeth during the stage of mixed dentition in accordance with the shedding and eruption of the teeth. It is done over an extended period to allow autonomous adjustment to relieve crowding of the dental arches during the eruption of the lateral incisors, canines, and premolars, eventually involving the extraction of the first premolar teeth. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012690
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.545.700.680 E06.645.700.680 E06.658.641.890
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| Concept/Terms |
Serial Extraction- Serial Extraction
- Extraction, Serial
- Extractions, Serial
- Serial Extractions
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