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Definition of Occlusal
1. Adjective. (dentistry) On the side of a tooth which mates with the opposing tooth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Occlusal
1. pertaining to the biting surface of a tooth [adj]
Medical Definition of Occlusal
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Occlusal
Literary usage of Occlusal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dental Anatomy by Martin Dewey (1916)
"They are named the bucco-occlusal, disto- occlusal, mesio-occlusal, and
linguo-occlusal line angles. The point angles of premolars, or bicuspids, ..."
2. Descriptive anatomy of the human teeth by Greene Vardiman Black (1897)
"The bicuspids and molars have also four occlusal line angles, which are, however,
... The mesio-occlusal angles extend bucco-lingually along the line of ..."
3. Technic and scope of cast gold and porcelain inlays with a chapter on by Herman E. S. Chayes (1918)
"CHAPTER XVIII EXTENSIVE RESTORATIONS OF occlusal BALANCE BY MEANS OF GOLD INLAYS
Patients have come into my care, the occlusal and proximal ..."
4. The International Journal of Orthodontia and Oral Surgery (1921)
"occlusal view. Final stase. Fig. 9.—Right lateral view. Intermediate stage,
showing forward movement of mandible. she was brought to me. ..."
5. A Practical Treatise on Artificial Crown-, Bridge-, and Porcelain-work by George Evans (1920)
"... BUCCAL AND occlusal CAVITIES—APPROXIMAL CAVITIES—COMPOUND CAVITIES Restoration
with Inlays History.—The restoration of decayed teeth by mechanical means ..."
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