microdonticadj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈdɒntɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈdɑn(t)ɪk/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈdɑn(t)ɪk/ Physical Anthropology and Dentistry.
Having or designating small teeth; exhibiting or affected by microdontia.
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1903 Science 30 Oct. 550/2 The evolution of man from microcephaly to macrocephaly has been associated with the passages from macrodontic to a microdontic condition.
1975 Oral Surg., Oral Med., Oral Pathol. 40 702 The incidence of supernumerary teeth becoming microdontic is more common.
1989 Amer. Jrnl. Physical Anthropol. 78 115/2 San have small, or microdontic, teeth, whereas Bantu speakers have larger, mesodontic, teeth.
1996 Jrnl. Clin. Pediatric Dentistry 20 149 The permanent later incisor was congenitally missing, microdontic or in a mesial position in relation to the cleft.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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