- cavity angles
- the angles formed by the junction of two or more walls of a tooth cavity, named according to the walls participating in their formation. See accompanying table.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cavity angles
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lingual angles — the angles formed between the lingual and other surfaces of a tooth, or between the lingual wall of a tooth cavity preparation and other walls; named according to the surfaces which participate in their formation, e.g., the linguopulpal angle is… … Medical dictionary
buccal angles — the angles formed between the buccal surface and the other surfaces of a posterior tooth, or between the buccal wall of a tooth cavity and other walls, named according to the surfaces which participate in their formation. See table of cavity… … Medical dictionary
labial angles — the angles formed between the labial surface and other surfaces of an anterior tooth, or between the labial wall of a tooth cavity and other walls; named according to the surfaces participating in their formation. See table of cavity angles and… … Medical dictionary
mesial angles — the angles formed between the mesial surface and other surfaces of a tooth, or between the mesial wall of a tooth cavity and other walls, named according to the surfaces participating with the mesial in their formation. See table of cavity angles … Medical dictionary
distal angles — 1. the tooth angles formed between the distal surface and the other surfaces of a tooth. 2. the cavity angles between the distal wall of a tooth cavity and other walls … Medical dictionary
point angle — any angle formed by the junction of three surfaces of a tooth crown, or three walls of a tooth cavity preparation, named according to the tooth surfaces or the cavity walls participating in its formation. Point angles on the posterior teeth… … Medical dictionary
line angle — an angle formed by the junction of two planes; used to designate the junction of two surfaces of a tooth, or of two walls of a tooth cavity preparation. Line angles of the posterior teeth include the mesio occlusal, linguo occlusal, mesiolingual … Medical dictionary
axial angle — an angle whose formation is partially dependent on the axial wall of a tooth cavity preparation, such as the axiodistal angle or the buccoaxial angle. See table of cavity angles and illustration of tooth angles … Medical dictionary
axial line angle — any line angle that is parallel with the long axis of a tooth. For names of various angles see table of cavity angles and illustration of tooth angles … Medical dictionary
axi(o)- — [L. axis, q.v.] a combining form denoting relationship to an axis. In dentistry, it is used in special reference to the long axis of a tooth, as in the names of cavity angles. See specific terms … Medical dictionary
