- artificial tooth
- a tooth fabricated for use as a substitute for a natural tooth in a prosthesis, usually made of porcelain or resin. See also denture.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
artificial tooth
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artificial tooth — false tooth, dental implant resembling a real tooth made to fill the space of a missing tooth … English contemporary dictionary
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tooth — noun (plural teeth) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tōth; akin to Old High German zand tooth, Latin dent , dens, Greek odont , odous Date: before 12th century 1. a. one of the hard bony appendages that are borne on the jaws or in many … New Collegiate Dictionary
artificial crown — a restoration made of metal alone, metal with a veneer of porcelain or resin, or porcelain or resin alone that reproduces the entire surface anatomy of the clinical crown of a tooth; it may be attached to a prepared tooth stump, to one partially… … Medical dictionary
cuspless tooth — any tooth deprived of a cusp; particularly an artificial tooth designed without cuspal prominences on the occlusal surface … Medical dictionary
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metal insert tooth — an artificial tooth, usually of acrylic resin, containing an inserted ribbon of metal or a cutting blade in the occlusal surface, with one edge exposed; sometimes used in removable dentures … Medical dictionary
Dog-tooth — For other uses, see Dogtooth (disambiguation). Dog tooth ornament A dog tooth or dogtooth pattern , in architecture, is an ornament found in the moldings of medieval work of the commencement of the 12th century, which is thought to have been… … Wikipedia
pivot tooth — noun or pivot crown : an artificial crown attached to the root of a tooth by a pivot * * * Dentistry. (formerly) an artificial crown attached to the root of a tooth by pivoting. [1835 45, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
