Definition of Occlusal

1. Adjective. (dentistry) On the side of a tooth which mates with the opposing tooth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Occlusal

1. pertaining to the biting surface of a tooth [adj]

Medical Definition of Occlusal

1. The chewing or grinding surface of the bicuspid and molar teeth. (08 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Occlusal

occluded front
occluded fronts
occluded virus
occludens junction
occludent
occluder
occluders
occludes
occludin
occluding
occluding centric relation record
occluding frame
occluding ligature
occluding relation
occludins
occlusal (current term)
occlusal adjustment
occlusal analysis
occlusal balance
occlusal caries
occlusal clearance
occlusal correction
occlusal curvature
occlusal disharmony
occlusal embrasure
occlusal force
occlusal form
occlusal guard
occlusal guards
occlusal imbalance

Literary usage of Occlusal

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

1. Dental Anatomy by Martin Dewey (1916)
"They are named the bucco-occlusal, disto- occlusal, mesio-occlusal, and linguo-occlusal line angles. The point angles of premolars, or bicuspids, ..."

2. Descriptive anatomy of the human teeth by Greene Vardiman Black (1897)
"The bicuspids and molars have also four occlusal line angles, which are, however, ... The mesio-occlusal angles extend bucco-lingually along the line of ..."

3. Technic and scope of cast gold and porcelain inlays with a chapter on by Herman E. S. Chayes (1918)
"CHAPTER XVIII EXTENSIVE RESTORATIONS OF occlusal BALANCE BY MEANS OF GOLD INLAYS Patients have come into my care, the occlusal and proximal ..."

4. The International Journal of Orthodontia and Oral Surgery (1921)
"occlusal view. Final stase. Fig. 9.—Right lateral view. Intermediate stage, showing forward movement of mandible. she was brought to me. ..."

5. A Practical Treatise on Artificial Crown-, Bridge-, and Porcelain-work by George Evans (1920)
"... BUCCAL AND occlusal CAVITIES—APPROXIMAL CAVITIES—COMPOUND CAVITIES Restoration with Inlays History.—The restoration of decayed teeth by mechanical means ..."

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