buccal teeth
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Buccal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervus buccalis GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 895 Caption = Sensory areas of the head, showing the general distribution of the three divisions of the fifth nerve. (Buccal nerve labeled at center left.)… … Wikipedia
Buccal space — The buccal space is the area between the cheek and gums, or between the teeth and the buccal mucosa or buccal membrane. Certain medications are designed to be given bucally (as opposed to orally or sublingually). Buccal (as opposed to oral)… … Wikipedia
buccal cavity — the cavity of the mouth, which contains the tongue and teeth and leads to the pharynx. Here food is tasted, chewed, and mixed with saliva, which begins the process of digestion. * * * 1. that portion of the oral cavity bounded on one side by the… … Medical dictionary
Buccal exostosis — A buccal exostosis is the formation of an exostosis (bone mass) on the outer, cheek facing side of the maxilla just above the teeth or the cheek facing side of the mandible. Formation on the lower jaw occurs much less commonly than on the upper… … Wikipedia
buccal gingiva — the portion of the gingiva located on the buccal aspect of the teeth … Medical dictionary
buccal — 1) relating to the mouth cavity 2) in relation to teeth, referring to the cheek side … Dictionary of ichthyology
buccal valve — oral valve (the flap attached just inside the jaws which stop water escaping from the mouth during exhalation, helping to maintain a unidirectional flow. Usually a valve is found just inside the ring of teeth in the jaw) … Dictionary of ichthyology
buccal cavity — noun a) The oral cavity, bound by the cheeks of the face, the palate, and the flesh of the mandible, opening onto the mouth and the fauces, and containing the teeth, tongue, gums, and other structures … Wiktionary
buccal embrasure — the embrasure opening out toward the cheek between molar and premolar teeth … Medical dictionary
buccal vestibule — the portion of the vestibule of the mouth that lies between the cheeks and the teeth and gingivae or residual alveolar ridges … Medical dictionary
