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cuspid /cus·pid/ (kus´pid)
1. having one cusp or point.
2. cuspid tooth.
cus·pid (kspd)
n.
See canine tooth.
adj.
Having one cusp; cuspidate.
cuspid
[kus′pid]
Etymology: L, cuspis, point
a tooth with one cusp, or point; a canine tooth. Also called unicuspid.
cuspid [kus´pid]
1. having a cusp.
2. cuspid tooth; see tooth.
3. pertaining to a cuspid tooth.
cuspid (kus´pid),
n See canine.
cuspid
1. in the horse, pig, dog, and cat the fourth tooth on either side from the midline in each jaw; called also canine tooth.
2. having one cusp.
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Hanson (1976) first defined tongue thrust as follows: when in resting position, the anterior or lateral portions of the tongue contact more than half the surface area of either the upper or lower incisors, cuspids, or bicuspids, or protrude between them; or when, during the swallow of any two of the three media (liquids, solids, and saliva) there is a visibly observable increase of (1) force, (2) degree of protrusion, or (3) amount of surface area of the teeth contacted by the tongue.
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