| incisal | <dentistry> The biting edge of your central and lateral teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
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| incisal edge | The part of an anterior tooth farthest from the apex of the root. Synonym: margo incisalis, cutting edge, incisal margin, incisal surface, shearing edge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal embrasure | A space existing on the incisal aspect of the interproximal contact area between adjacent anterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal guidance | The influence on mandibular movements caused by the contacting surfaces of the mandibular and maxillary anterior teeth during eccentric excursions. Synonym: incisal path. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal guide | In dentistry, that part of an articulator on which the anterior guide pin rests to maintain the vertical dimension of occlusion and the incisal guide angle as established by the incisal guidance; may be adjustable, with a superior surface that may be changed to provide variations in the incisal guide angle, or customised, being individually formed in plastic to allow other than straight line incisal guidance in eccentric movements. Synonym: anterior guide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal guide angle | The angle formed with the horizontal plane by drawing a line in the sagittal plane between incisal edges of the maxillary and mandibular central incisors when the teeth are in centric occlusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal margin | The part of an anterior tooth farthest from the apex of the root. Synonym: margo incisalis, cutting edge, incisal margin, incisal surface, shearing edge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal path | The influence on mandibular movements caused by the contacting surfaces of the mandibular and maxillary anterior teeth during eccentric excursions. Synonym: incisal path. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal point | The point located between the incisal edges of the lower central incisors; the graphic projection of the excursions of the incisal point in certain planes is generally used to illustrate the envelope of motion of mandibular movement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal rest | The portion of a removable partial denture supported by an incisal edge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incisal surface | The part of an anterior tooth farthest from the apex of the root. Synonym: margo incisalis, cutting edge, incisal margin, incisal surface, shearing edge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Aub-DuBois table | Table of basal metabolic rates in calories per square meter of body surface per hour or day for different ages. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gaffky table | A numerical rating for the classification of tuberculosis according to the number of tubercle bacilli in the sputum, ranging from 1 (one to four organisms in the whole preparation) to 9 (an average of 100 per field). Synonym: Gaffky scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vitreous table | The inner table of one of the cranial bones; it is more compact and harder than the outer table. Synonym: lamina internal ossium cranii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| water table | <ecology> The zone of saturation at the highest average depth during the wettest season, it is at least six inches thick and persists in the soil for more than a few weeks. (09 Oct 1997) |