Definition of Cuspids

1. Noun. (plural of cuspid) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cuspids

1. cuspid [n] - See also: cuspid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuspids

cusped
cusped geometry
cusper
cuspers
cuspid
cuspid tooth
cuspidal
cuspidate
cuspidated
cuspidation
cuspidations
cuspides
cuspidine
cuspidor
cuspidors
cuspids (current term)
cuspier
cuspiest
cuspiness
cusping
cuspis
cuspis anterior valvae atrioventricularis dextrae/sinistrae
cuspis coronae
cuspis dentis
cuspis posterior valvae atrioventricularis dextrae/sinistrae
cuspis septalis valvae atrioventricularis dextrae
cuspless
cuspless tooth
cusplike
cusps

Literary usage of Cuspids

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

1. The Principles and practice of dental surgery by Chapin Aaron Harris (1863)
"In the approximal and labial surfaces of the superior < and cuspids, and the palatine surfaces of the incisors— :he anterior surfaces of the cuspids and the ..."

2. A Practical Treatise on Artificial Crown-, Bridge-, and Porcelain-work by George Evans (1920)
"Central or Lateral Incisors, cuspids or Bicuspids.—The restoration of a central or lateral is an operation that calls for the exercise of judgment and in ..."

3. Dental Anatomy by Martin Dewey (1916)
"The canines, or cuspids, are the third teeth from the median line, and are situated ... They are called cuspids, because of the shape of the incisal edge, ..."

4. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1888)
"For two weeks no movement perceptible; but after that the incisors and cuspids began to recede and soon were reduced to their proper position. ..."

5. A Practical Treatise on Operative Dentistry by Jonathan Taft (1868)
"Superior cuspids.—For the removal of these ... Often, in extraction of the cuspids, a portion of the outer wall of the alve- ..."

6. Physical Anthropology of the Lenape Or Delawares, and of the Eastern Indians by Aleš Hrdlička (1916)
"cuspids.—Many of the molars present were so worn that a determination of their cuspid formulae was impossible. The better pre-r served teeth showed the ..."

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