| torsion of a tooth | Rotation of a tooth in its socket. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tricuspid tooth | A tooth having a crown with three cusps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubercle of tooth | A small elevation on some portions of a crown produced by an extra formation of enamel. Synonym: tuberculum dentis, crown tubercle, tubercle of tooth, tuberculum coronae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turner's tooth | Enamel hypoplasia involving a solitary permanent tooth; related to infection in the primary tooth that preceded it or to trauma during odontogenesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrusion of a tooth | Elongation of a tooth; movement of a tooth in an occlusal or incisal direction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facial surface of tooth | The surface of a tooth that faces the buccal or labial mucosa of vestibule of the mouth; opposite to the lingual surface of tooth. Synonym: facies vestibularis dentis, facies facialis dentis, buccal surface, facial surface of tooth, facies buccalis, facies labialis, labial surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unerupted tooth | A tooth prior to emergence; a tooth unable to break out or emerge from the dental alveolar tissues into the oral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fore tooth | <anatomy> One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lingual surface of tooth | The surface of a tooth that faces the tongue; opposite to the facies vestibulum dentis. Synonym: facies lingualis dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lion's tooth | <botany> See Leontodon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |