lingual surface
51wiring — Fastening together the ends of a broken bone by wire sutures. circumferential w. fixation of mandibular fractures by passing wires around a section of bone and intraoral splint; i.e., circummandibular w.. SEE ALSO: circumzygomatic w..… …
52Debridement (dental) — For medical debridement, see Debridement. Debridement (dental) Intervention Heavy staining and calculus deposits exhibited on the lingual surface of the mandibular anterior teeth (the surface of t …
53dens evaginatus — an anomalous tubercle protruding from the occlusal surface of a posterior tooth or the lingual surface of an anterior tooth. It contains a core of dentin surrounding an extension of the pulp and results from abnormal proliferation of the inner… …
54facies palatinalis dentis — [TA] palatal surface of tooth: the lingual surface of a maxillary tooth …
55dimension — Scope, size, magnitude; denoting, in the plural, linear measurements of length, width, and height. buccolingual d. the diameter or d. of a premolar or molar tooth from buccal to lingual …
56palatal — Relating to the palate or the palate bone. SYN: palatine. * * * pal·a·tal pal ət əl adj of, relating to, forming, or affecting the palate <palatal itching> pal·a·tal·ly əl ē adv * * * pal·a·tal (palґə təl) 1. pertaining to the …
57Dinosaur diet and feeding — Dinosaur diets and feeding behavior varied widely throughout the clade, including carnivorous, herbivorous, and omnivorous forms. Contents 1 Ornithopoda 1.1 Hadrosauridae 2 Theropoda 2.1 Allosaurus …
58linguale — lin·gua·le liŋ gwä lē, gwā n the midpoint of the upper border of the human mandible compare GNATHION * * * lin·gua·le (ling gwaґle) the point at the upper end of the symphysis of the lower jaw on its lingual surface …
59tubercle of Carabelli — tubercle of Ca·ra·bel·li .kä rä bel ē n a fifth cusp sometimes found on the lingual surface of the upper second deciduous molars and the upper first permanent molars Carabelli Georg (1787 1842) Hungarian dentist. Carabelli was a professor of… …
60dental calculus — a hard, stonelike concretion, varying in color from creamy yellow to black, that forms on the teeth or dental prostheses through calcification of dental plaque. According to location, there are two general types: supragingival c. and subgingival… …
