Medical Definition of Cusp angle

1. The angle made by the slopes of a cusp with the plane which passes through the tip of the cusp and which is perpendicular to a line bisecting the cusp, measured mesiodistally or buccolingually, the angle made by the slopes of a cusp with a perpendicular line bisecting the cusp, measured mesiodistally or buccolingually, one-half of the included angle between the buccal and lingual or mesial and distal cusp inclines. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cusp Angle

cushioning
cushionless
cushionlike
cushions
cushiony
cushoon
cushty
cushy
cusimanse
cusk
cusk-eel
cuskin
cuskins
cusks
cusp
cusp angle (current term)
cusp height
cusp of Carabelli
cusp of tooth
cuspad
cuspal
cuspal interference
cuspate
cuspated
cusped
cusped geometry
cusper
cuspers
cuspid
cuspid tooth

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