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Definition of Cuspids
1. cuspid [n] - See also: cuspid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuspids
Literary usage of Cuspids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and practice of dental surgery by Chapin Aaron Harris (1863)
"In the approximal and labial surfaces of the superior < and cuspids, and the
palatine surfaces of the incisors— :he anterior surfaces of the cuspids and the ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on Artificial Crown-, Bridge-, and Porcelain-work by George Evans (1920)
"Central or Lateral Incisors, cuspids or Bicuspids.—The restoration of a central
or lateral is an operation that calls for the exercise of judgment and in ..."
3. Dental Anatomy by Martin Dewey (1916)
"The canines, or cuspids, are the third teeth from the median line, and are situated
... They are called cuspids, because of the shape of the incisal edge, ..."
4. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1888)
"For two weeks no movement perceptible; but after that the incisors and cuspids
began to recede and soon were reduced to their proper position. ..."
5. A Practical Treatise on Operative Dentistry by Jonathan Taft (1868)
"Superior cuspids.—For the removal of these ... Often, in extraction of the cuspids,
a portion of the outer wall of the alve- ..."
6. Physical Anthropology of the Lenape Or Delawares, and of the Eastern Indians by Aleš Hrdlička (1916)
"cuspids.—Many of the molars present were so worn that a determination of their
cuspid formulae was impossible. The better pre-r served teeth showed the ..."
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