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dental index[¦dent·əl ′in‚deks] (anthropology) A ratio of the length of the teeth to the distance from the nasion to the basion multiplied by 100, used to determine the relative size of teeth. dental index
den·tal in·dex (DI), 1. relation of the dental length (distance from the mesial surface of the first premolar to the distal surface of the third molar) to the basinasal (basion to nasion) length: (dental length ×100)/basinasal length; 2. a system of numbers for indicating comparative size of the teeth. Synonym(s): Flower dental indexdental indexA system of numbers for indicating comparative size of the teeth.See also: indexFlower, Sir William H., English surgeon and anatomist, 1831-1899. Flower bone - a sutural bone occasionally present at the pterion or junction of the parietal, frontal, greater wing of the sphenoid, and squamous portion of the temporal bones. Synonym(s): epipteric boneFlower dental index - a system of numbers for indicating comparative size of the teeth. Synonym(s): dental indexden·tal in·dex(DI) (dentăl indeks) 1. Relation of the dental length (distance from the mesial surface of the first premolar to the distal surface of the third molar) to the basinasal (basion to nasion) length: (dental length×100)/basinasal length. 2. System of numbers for indicating comparative size of teeth. Synonym(s): Flower dental index. LegalSeeIndexAcronymsSeeDI |