Medical Definition of Dens sapientiae

1. Eighth permanent tooth in the maxilla and mandible on each side, making it the most posterior tooth in human dentition; usually erupts between the seventeenth and twenty-third years; the roots are often fused, the separation being marked only by grooves; because it tends to erupt in an anterosuperior direction, the lower third molar often becomes impacted against the lower second molar; it is common for one or more third molar to fail to develop. Synonym: dens serotinus, molaris tertius, dens sapientiae, wisdom tooth. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dens Sapientiae

density gradient centrifugation
densovirinae
densovirus
dens angularis
dens bicuspidus
dens caninus
dens cuspidatus
dens deciduus
dens incisivus
dens invaginatus
dens in dente
dens lacteus
dens molaris
dens permanens
dens premolaris
dens sapientiae (current term)
dens serotinus
dens succedaneus
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dentalgia
dentalia
dentalities
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