(denz )

(den'tēz‵)

Plural: dentes

[L. dens, stem dent-, tooth]

1. A tooth.

   SEE: tooth; dentition for illus.

2. The odontoid process of the axis, which serves as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas.

d. bicuspidus Dens premolaris.

d. caninus A canine tooth.

SEE: canine (2).

d. deciduus A deciduous tooth.

SEE: deciduous tooth .

d. incisivus An incisor tooth.

SEE: incisor.

d. in dente A dental anomaly found esp. in lateral maxillary incisors, in which radiographs reveal a toothlike structure within the tooth. It may cause pulp necrosis or other periapical difficulties. Treatments include endodontics or dental extraction. SYN: dens invaginatus; dilated compound odontoma .

d. invaginatus Dens in dente.

d. molaris A molar tooth; a grinder.

SEE: ² molar.

d. permanens One of the 32 permanent teeth. SYN: permanent dentition.

SEE: permanent tooth .

d. premolaris A premolar tooth. SYN: dens bicuspidus.

SEE: bicuspid tooth ; premolar.

d. serotinus A wisdom tooth (third molar).

SEE: wisdom tooth .