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Mesial vs Mesiolingual - What's the difference?

mesial | mesiolingual |

In dentistry|lang=en terms the difference between mesial and mesiolingual

is that mesial is (dentistry) facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw while mesiolingual is (dentistry) of, pertaining to or connecting the mesial and lingual surfaces of a tooth.

As adjectives the difference between mesial and mesiolingual

is that mesial is pertaining to the middle line of the body while mesiolingual is (dentistry) of, pertaining to or connecting the mesial and lingual surfaces of a tooth.

mesial

English

Adjective

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  • pertaining to the middle line of the body
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce),
    • His pale Galilean eyes were upon her mesial groove. Venus Kallipyge. O, the thunder of those loins!
  • (dentistry) Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.

    • Antonyms

    * (dentistry) distal

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    mesiolingual

    English

    Adjective

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  • (dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the mesial and lingual surfaces of a tooth

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