buccolingual diameter

buccolingual diameter
the distance from the buccal to the lingual surface of a tooth crown at its widest point or greatest curvature.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • dimension — Scope, size, magnitude; denoting, in the plural, linear measurements of length, width, and height. buccolingual d. the diameter or d. of a premolar or molar tooth from buccal to lingual …   Medical dictionary

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