| 释义 |
Cheek tooth
| (Anat.) | a hinder or molar tooth. |
See also: Cheek cheek tooth
mo·lar tooth [TA] a tooth having a somewhat quadrangular crown with four or five cusps on the grinding surface; the root is bifid in the lower jaw, but there are three conic roots in the upper jaw; there are six molars in each jaw, three on either side behind the premolars in the permanent dentition; in the deciduous dentition there are but four molars in each jaw, two on either side behind the canines. Synonym(s): dens molaris [TA], cheek tooth, molar (2) , multicuspid toothcheek tooth An obsolete term for a molar or premolar.cheek tooth (chēk tūth) Colloqualism for a posterior tooth, specifically a premolar or molar. mo·lar tooth (mō'lăr tūth) [TA] Tooth with a somewhat quadrangular crown with four or five cusps on grinding surface; root is bifid in lower jaw, but there are three conic roots in the upper jaw; there are six molars in each jaw, three on either side behind premolars in permanent dentition; deciduous dentition has only four molars in each jaw, two on either side behind the canines.
Synonym(s): dens molaris [TA] , cheek tooth, molar (1) . |