Definitions for "Occlusal"
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The chewing surface of the posterior teeth
the top of the teeth on the back teeth (the chewing surface.)
Biting or grinding surfaces of molars and bicuspids.
The term identifies the biting surface of the posterior teeth.
Of, or pertaining to, the chewing or shearing of a tooth.
The chewing surfaces of the back tooth
(1) Pertaining to the contacting surfaces of opposing occlusal units (teeth or occlusion rims). (2) Pertaining to the masticating surfaces of the posterior teeth.
Pertaining to the biting or chewing surfaces of the upper and lower teeth.
The biting surface of the back teeth.
adj. Of or relating to occlusions of the teeth, especially the chewing or biting surfaces: occlusal wear.
Pertaining to the biting surfaces of the premolar and molar teeth or contacting surfaces of opposing teeth or opposing occlusion rims.
To do with the way teeth meet together
The chewing or grinding surface of a back tooth.
The chewing or grinding surface of the tooth.
An area pertaining to the biting surfaces of the premolar and molar teeth.
viewed toward the biting or contact surface of the tooth. See Molars.
A. Pertaining to the contacting or biting surfaces of opposing teeth. B. Pertaining to the chewing surfaces of the posterior teeth.
Occlusal is the biting surface of a tooth
Pertaining to the chewing surfaces of the posterior teeth. May be used to identify those tooth surfaces as well as the direction (upward in the lower arch, downward in the upper).
The chewing surfaces of the back teeth.