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| Central incisor, lateral incisors and canines of either upper or lower arch. |
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| pertaining to the cheek, the surface of the tooth. |
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cervical- 1/3
middle- 1/3
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| that point where the convex surface of two adjoining teeth touch, often used for contact area. |
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| otherwise known as the cemento-enamel junction (cej) it is the line where the cementum and the enamel join. |
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| that part of an anterior tooth which makes up the bulge of the cervical portion on the lingual surface. |
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| a cone shaped elevation on the occlusal surface of a molar or bicuspid and on the incisal edge of the cuspid |
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| a groove formed by the union of a molar or bicuspid and on the incisal edge of the cuspid. |
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| the side of a tooth farthest away from the median line in the ental arch |
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| the space between two teeth created by the sloping away of the mesial and distal surface. (lingual, facial or buccal) |
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| the surface of the tooth or appliance nearest the lips or cheeks. |
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| a fault in the surface of a tooth caused by the imperfect joining of the enamel of the different lobes. |
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| a rounded depression in the enamel of a tooth. it differs from a "pit", it is more shallow and rounded. |
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| part of the gum tissue which immediately surrounds a tooth. |
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| between adjoing tooth surfaces |
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| space situated between two adjacent teeth. |
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| pertains to the cutting edge of the anterior teeth |
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| pertaing to the lips, the surface of an anterior tooth opposite the lips |
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| pertaing to the tongue, the surface of a tooth or prosthesis next to the tongue is the ____ surface |
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| a segment from which a natural tooth develops |
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| the surface of a tooth which in a normal occlusion is nearest the midline. |
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| the elevations of enamel which form the mesial and distal margins of the occlusal surfaces of the bicuspids and molars and the mesial and distal margins of the incisors and cuspids on the lingual. |
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| the biting, grinding or chewing surface of molars and bicuspids. contacting surfaces of opposing occlusal units. |
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| the contact relation and interdigitation of the upper and lower teeth. |
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| the transverse ridge of enamel which crosses the occlusal surface of the upper molars from mesio-lingual to distofacial. |
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| the space which extends from the contact in an occlusal direction |
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| premolars and molars or either jaw |
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| a pointed depression in the surface of a tooth. |
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| the surface of a tooth which lies next to another tooth, nearly always the mesial or distal surface unless the tooth is rotated |
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| one-fourth of the mouth, one-half of either arch. |
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| a liner elevation of enamel on the surface of a tooth. ex: marginal ridge. |
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| a liner depression in the surface of a tooth, the surface of which meets at an angle, a ___ is always found along the surface of a developmental line. |
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| (secondary groove) the small grooves on a tooth which do not mark the boundaries of the lobes are called ________ or accessory grooves. |
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| the ridge of enamel formed at the junction of a buccal and lingual and the occlusal surface of a molar or bicuspid. |
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| the ridge of enamel which extends from the tip of the cusp down onto the occlusal surface of bicuspids and molars. |
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