Table 1 Summary of ontology reuse in OHD
From: Structuring, reuse and analysis of electronic dental data using the Oral Health and Disease Ontology
| Ontology | Classes/relations reused or specialized |
|---|---|
| Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) | upper-level ontology used to coordinate other OBO ontologies |
| Ontology for General Medical Science (OGMS) [21] | health care entities; e.g., patient role, visit, disorder |
| Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) | anatomical entities; e.g., jaw, tooth, tooth surface |
| Ontology for Biomedical Investigations (OBI) | relations between processes to entities; e.g., restoration procedure has specified input some tooth |
| Information Artifact Ontology (IAO) [22] | information entities in the dental health care domain; e.g., billing codes, goals of dental procedures |
| Ontology of Medically Related Social Entities (OMRSE) [23] | gender of patient |
| Common Anatomy Reference Ontology (CARO) [24] | male and female organism |