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incisal

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incisal /in·ci·sal/ (in-si´z'l)
1. cutting.
2. pertaining to the cutting edge of an anterior tooth.

in·ci·sal (n-szl)
adj.
Relating to the cutting edges of the incisor and cuspid teeth.

incisal
[insī′zəl]
Etymology: L, incidere, to cut into
1 cutting.
2 pertaining to the cutting edge of an anterior tooth.

incisal (insī´zl),
adj relating to the cutting edge of the anterior teeth, incisors, or canines.
incisal angle,
incisal edge,
n the cutting surface of the incisors.
incisal guidance angle,
incisal guide,
incisal guide pin,
incisal rest,

incisal
the cutting edge of an incisor or canine tooth.


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Incisors lack these features: instead they have sharp incisal edges.
fruits) and drinking large quantities of diet soda, all of which are extremely acidic, contribute to increased rate of tooth erosion, leading to thin or discolored enamel with sharp or notched appearance of incisal edges, raised amalgams, open anterior bites, and cheilosis (Bishop et al.
In children exposed to lead sources from mining, paint, or gasoline in communities such as the Broken Hill lead mining community, it has been shown that the source of lead from the incisal sections was different from the source of lead in the cervical sections of deciduous teeth, reflecting the change in lead from exposure in utero to that in early childhood (Gulson 1996; Gulson and Wilson 1994).
 
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