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| System developed by Dr. Edward H Angle to describe and classify occlusion and malocclusion |
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| Division of the root nearest the tip of the root |
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| Tooth surface closest to the inner cheek |
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| Lengthwise division of the crown in a labial or buccolingual direction, consisting of the facial or buccal/labial third, middle third and lingual third |
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| Maximum contact between the occluding surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular teeth |
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| Division of the root nearest the tooth |
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| Area of the mesial or distal surface of a tooth that touches the adjacent tooth in the same arch |
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| Curvature formed by the maxillary and the mandibular arches in occlusion |
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| Cross-arch curvature of the occlusal plane |
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| Pertaining to the first dentition of 20 teeth; often called "baby teeth" or Primary teeth |
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| Natural teeth in natural arch |
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| Surface of the tooth distant from the midline |
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| A class II malocclusion in which the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar occuldes (by more that the width of a premolar) mesial to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar |
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| Triangular space in a gingival direction between the proximal surfaces of 2 adjoining teeth |
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Tooth surface closest to the face.
Facial surfaces closest to the face are called labial
and facial surfaces closest to the inner cheek are called buccal surfaces, therefor facial can be substituted for labial and buccla or vise versa |
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| Contact of the teeth during bitimng and chewing movements |
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Chewing surface of of anterior teeth
Canine to Canine |
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| The area between adjacent tooth surfaces |
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| Facial surface closest to the lips |
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The inclination of the teeth to extend facially beyond the normal overlap of the incisal edge of the maxillary incisors over the mandibular incisors
Overbite |
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| Junction of 2 walls in a cavity preperation |
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| Surface of mandibular and maxillary teeth closest to the tongue; also called palatal surface |
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Position in which the maxillary incisors are behind the the mandibular incisors
Underbite |
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| Occlusion that is deviated from a class I normal occlusion |
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| The chewing surface of he teeth |
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| Surface of the tooth toward the midline |
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| Term used for class III malocclusion |
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