Anticurvature
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anticurvature is a noun meaning The filing of a tooth away from the inner curve of a root to reduce the risk of a strip perforation.
Meaning
The filing of a tooth away from the inner curve of a root to reduce the risk of a strip perforation.
Example Sentences
The minimum wall thickness was less on the palatal aspect (<1 mm) than on the buccal aspect of the coronal two thirds of the buccal roots.[ 12 ] An anticurvature filing technique was used in this case toward the buccal aspect similar to buccal roots of maxillary molars.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retrocurvature, bicuspidization, buccoversion, neck, fossette, odontotomy.
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