Oral Anatomy 6
Terms
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- unusual variations in position, number and conformation of dentition
- Anomaly
- failure of the teeth to form
- Anodontia
- tooth wear that is the result of non-masticatory movements
- Abrasion
- recurrence of a peculiarity of an unknown ancestor
- Attivism; Atavistic
- physiological wearing of a tooth caused by mastication
- Attrition
- the clenching or grinding of the teeth
- Bruxism
- a space between 2 adjacent teeth in the same dental arch, especially the space between the upper lateral incisor and the canine in the carnivora or; in humans, a space between the maxillary central incisors.
- Diastema (pl. diastemata)
- the loss of tooth substance by non-bacterial chemical action
- Erosion
- abnormal curvature of the crown or root
- Dilaceration
- a supernumerary tooth found to the distal of the molars
- Distomolar
- the condition of excess teeth; supernumerary teeth
- Hyperdontia
- the flattened area of enamel or dentin produced by wear
- Facet
- the loss of deciduous teeth after the physiological resorption of the roots
- Exfoliation
- An unknown cause.
- Idiopathic
- Having long teeth; a marked elongation of the crown or body of the tooth; a marked elongation of the cusps.
- Hypsodont (Hypsodonty)
- partial absence of teeth
- Hypodontia
- The most common supernumerary tooth usually appearing between the maxillary incisors.
- Mesiodens
- Flattened areas on interproximal surfaces that result from wear.
- Interproximal Contact Facets
- Relatively large teeth (generalized); a large single tooth; also occasionally referred to as “megadontâ€.
- Macrodontia
- Having an abnormally small tooth or teeth.
- Microdont
- The development and formation of the teeth.
- Odontogenesis
- Having medium-sized teeth.
- Mesodont
- A tooth with a large pulp chamber in relation to the crown.
- Taurodont
- Having more than the usual number (of teeth).
- Supernumerary
- A supernumerary found to the buccal or lingual of the molars.
- Paramolar
- Absence of many teeth.
- Oligodontia