height of contour

height (hīt) the vertical measurement of an object or body.

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height of contour 

1. a line encircling a tooth representing its greatest circumference.

2. the line encircling a tooth in a more or less horizontal plane and passing through the surface point of greatest radius.

3. the line encircling a tooth at its greatest bulge or diameter with respect to a selected path of insertion.

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height of contour

n.

The line encircling a tooth or other structure at its greatest bulge or diameter with respect to a selected path of insertion.

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height of contour,

the greatest convexity of a tooth surface, viewed from a predetermined position.

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height [hīt]

the vertical measurement of something.

height of contour the measurement of a tooth from the lingual to the vestibular surface at its greatest bulge.

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contour (kon´tōōr),

n the external shape, form, or surface configuration of an object.

contour, anatomic height of

n a line encircling a tooth to designate its greatest convexity.

contour, buccal,

n the shape of the buccal aspect of a posterior tooth. It normally has occlusocervical convexity, with its greatest prominence at the gingival third of the clinical buccal surface.

contour, gingival,

n the shape of the natural or artificial gingiva as it approximates the natural or artificial tooth.

contour, height of,

n the greatest convexity of a tooth viewed from a predetermined position.

contour, proximal

n the form of the mesial or distal surface of a tooth.

contour, restoration,

n the restoration of a proper contour where surfaces of teeth have been destroyed by disease processes or excessive wear.

contour, tooth,

n a shape of a tooth that is essential to a healthy gingival unit because it enables the bolus of food to be deflected from gingival margins during mastication.