Definition of Interproximal

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Interproximal

1. The space between adjacent teeth (08 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Interproximal

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interpretted
interpretting
interprismatic
interprocedural
interprocess
interprocess communication
interprocessor
interprofessional
interprofessional relations
interproject
interprotein
interprotocol
interprotomer
interprovincial
interproximal
interproximal papilla
interproximal space
interproximal stripper
interproximal stripping
interpsychic
interpulmonary
interpulmonary septum
interpulse
interpunct
interpunction
interpunctions

Literary usage of Interproximal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mouth Hygiene: A Text-book for Dental Hygienists by Alfred Civilion Fones (1921)
"Interproximal Spaces.—Fig. 75 affords a good example of normally occluded teeth, one maxilla and one-half of the mandible with their teeth being shown. ..."

2. The Journal of the Allied Dental Societies by Allied Dental Societies (U.S.) (1918)
"This slide also shows restorations which mechanically protect the interproximal tissue from injury, as the contact and marginal ridges are so formed that ..."

3. Clinical Rheumatology: A Problem-oriented Approach to Diagnosis and Management by Roland W. Moskowitz (1921)
"208, and it can be understood how they form foundation upon which the interproximal gingiva rests. The first step in the sagging of the interproximal gum ..."

4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1922)
"After selecting the teeth to be wired, both ends of the eyelet wire are inserted from the buccal surface through the interproximal space, for example, ..."

5. The International Journal of Orthodontia and Oral Surgery (1921)
"... with the exception of a negligible minimum, may be slid away from the interproximal space, rather than definitely and unavoidably into it, ..."

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