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A cusp is an occlusal
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A cusp is an occlusal
Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry

There are numerous commonly used terms of relationship and comparison that refer to different aspects of teeth and are frequently utilized in articles about dentistry....
 or incisal
Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry

There are numerous commonly used terms of relationship and comparison that refer to different aspects of teeth and are frequently utilized in articles about dentistry....
 eminence on a tooth.

Canine
Canine tooth

In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dogteeth, fangs, or eye teeth, are relatively long, pointed tooth....
 teeth, otherwise known as cuspids, each possess a single cusp, while premolar
Premolar

The premolar teeth or bicuspids are transitional teeth located between the Canine_tooth and Molar_ teeth. In humans, there are two premolars per quadrant, making eight premolars total in the mouth....
s, otherwise known as bicuspids, possess two each. Molars normally possess either four or five cusps. In certain populations the maxilla
Maxilla

The maxilla is a fusion of two bones along the palate fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible, which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis....
ry molars, especially first molars, will possess a fifth cusp situated on the mesiolingual
Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry

There are numerous commonly used terms of relationship and comparison that refer to different aspects of teeth and are frequently utilized in articles about dentistry....
 cusp known as the Cusp of Carabelli
Cusp of Carabelli

The cusp of Carabelli, or Carabelli's tubercle, or tuberculus anomalus of Georg Carabelli is a small additional cusp at the Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry line angle of maxillary first molars....
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