| curve of Wilson |
the curvature of the cusps of the teeth as projected on the frontal plane; that of the inferior dental arch is concave and that of the superior dental arch is convex.
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in geometry, the locus of a point moving according to specified conditions. The circle is the locus of all points equidistant from a given point (the center). Other common geometrical curves are the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola, which are also produced when a cone is cut by a plane at different angles. Many curves have been invented for the solution of special problems in geometry and mechanics - for example, the cissoid (the inverse of a parabola) and the cycloid.
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to wrinkle or contract the forehead, as in anger, displeasure, or perplexity.
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| curve of Spee |
The occlusal and incisal surfaces of the tooth crowns in either dental arch describe, from a sagittal perspective, a curve, ordinarily concave upward with reference to the mandibular arch and convex for the maxillary arch.
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| curve of Wilson |
Because the long axes of the mandibular molars and premolars converge towards the midline, the occlusal surfaces of these teeth bilaterally form a curve in a buccolingual direction. This imaginary curve as defined by a line tangent to the buccal and lingual cusps of the mandibular posterior teeth bilaterally, is termed the curve of Wilson.
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