dens (redirected from dens hypoplasia)

dens (dens) pl. den´tes   [L.]

1. tooth.

2. a toothlike structure.

3. dens axis; the toothlike process that projects from the superior surface of the body of the axis, ascending to articulate with the atlas.

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dens in den´te  a malformed tooth caused by invagination of the crown before it is calcified, giving the appearance of a “tooth within a tooth.”

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dens (dnz)

n. pl. den·tes (dntz)

1. Tooth.

2. A toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis around which the atlas rotates. Also called odontoid process of epistropheus.

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dens

pl. dentes [L.] a tooth or toothlike structure. The axis has a dens or odontoid process which protrudes from the cranial part of the body of the axis and articulates with the ventral arch of the atlas.

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dens en dente

a malformed tooth consisting of an invagination of the enamel, dentine and pulp within the tooth bud, appearing as a tooth within a tooth.

dens hypoplasia

see atlantoaxial subluxation.

dens lupinus

first premolar tooth in the horse. Always vestigial, often missing. Called also wolf tooth.