Carabelli cusp


cusp

 [kusp] a pointed or rounded projection, such as on the crown of a tooth, or a segment of a valve" >cardiac valve. See also valvula" >valvula.Carabelli cusp an accessory fifth cusp on the lingual surface of many maxillary first molars; it may be unilateral or bilateral and varies in size from person to person.semilunar cusp any of the semilunar segments of the valve" >aortic valve (having posterior, right, and left cusps) or the valve" >pulmonary valve (having anterior, right, and left cusps).

Ca·ra·bel·li cusp

(kah-rĕ-bel'lē kŭsp) A cusp found on the lingual surface of the mesiolingual cusp of upper first molars, ranging in size from a pit to a large cusp.

Carabelli cusp

(kar-ă-bel′ē) [Georg Carabelli, Hungarian-born Austrian dentist and professor of dental surgery, 1787–1842] An accessory cusp found on the lingual aspect of the mesiolingual cusp of the maxillary first upper molar that may be unilateral or bilateral.

Ca·ra·bel·li cusp

(kah-rĕ-bel'lē kŭsp) Cusp on lingual surface of mesiolingual cusp of upper first molars.