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Stomatognathic System > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth > Molar
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth > Molar
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth > Molar

Preferred term

Molar  

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Note

  • the most posterior teeth; for grinding; NIM when merely locational

Scope note

  • The most posterior teeth on either side of the jaw, totaling eight in the deciduous dentition (2 on each side, upper and lower), and usually 12 in the permanent dentition (three on each side, upper and lower). They are grinding teeth, having large crowns and broad chewing surfaces. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p821)

History note

  • 65

In other languages

  • poskihammas

    Finnish

  • dens molaris
  • molaari
  • molaarihammas
  • molaarihampaat
  • molaarit
  • poskihampaat
  • Kindtand

    Swedish

  • Kindtänder
  • Molarer
  • Oxeltänder

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008963

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