buccopalatal

adj — 2 senses

buccopalatal

adj

/ˌbʌkoʊˈpælətəl/ · [ˌbʌ.kʰoʊːˈpʰæːlə.ɾɫ̩]

Etymology From bucco- + palatal.

› buccal and palatal, that is, pertaining to…

1

Anatomy, Dentistry, Medicine, Sciences In a location on the buccal and palatal aspect (of a tooth or its socket).

2

Anatomy, Dentistry, Medicine, Sciences In a direction with buccal and palatal vectors.

  • Cured resin blocks were cut in the middle of buccopalatal and mesiodistal directions using linear precision saw (Isomet 5000; Buehler Ltd., Lake Bluff, IL, USA) referring to four reference points.2015 August 18, Min-Kyung Ji et al., “Evaluation of marginal fit of 2 CAD-CAM anatomic contour zirconia crown systems and lithium disilicate glass-ceramic crown”, in The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics, volume 7, →DOI:
Related terms
buccoapical, buccocervical, buccogingival, buccolabial, buccolingual

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