Mesiodistal vs Mesioproximal - What's the difference?
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(dentistry) Of or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth
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, passage=However, Afrotarsius displays lower molars with much more acute cusps, a more protruding shelf-like paraconid, a metaconid opposite to the protoconid, a mesiodistal cristid obliqua, a strong labial cingulum, and a more distal entoconid. }}
(linguistics) In the description of languages with a four-way distinction for demonstratives, refers to a demonstrative which indicates something near the addressee.
Mesioproximal is a related term of mesiodistal.
As adjectives the difference between mesiodistal and mesioproximal
is that mesiodistal is of or relating to the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth while mesioproximal is in the description of languages with a four-way distinction for demonstratives, refers to a demonstrative which indicates something near the addressee.mesiodistal
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