Tooth Surface Vocabulary

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Eight vocabulary flashcards covering key tooth surface terms.

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Distal

The tooth surface that is away from the midline of the face.

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Facial

On anterior teeth, the surface that faces the cheeks or lips.

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Buccal

On posterior teeth, the surface that faces the cheek.

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Incisal

The biting edge of an anterior tooth.

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Lingual

The surface of a tooth that faces the tongue.

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Mesial

The tooth surface closest to the midline of the face.

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Occlusal

The chewing surface of posterior teeth.

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Proximal

Tooth surfaces that are next to each other.