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Mammalogy Dentition
Terminology and vocabulary for the teeth of Mammals
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
09/26/2011
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Labial (=buccal)

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side of tooth closest to the lip or cheek
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Lingual

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side of tooth closest to the tongue
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anterior

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towards the front
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posterior

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towards the back
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occlusal

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contact surfaces between upper
and lower teeth where grinding of food occurs 
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Quadrant

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one side of the upper or lower dental arcade (4 quadrants total: upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right)
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Dentary

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Bone which all lower teeth 
are rooted in
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