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Lint: dental-terminology

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"American Dental Association Universal Numbering System"

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"Fédération Dentaire Internationale (FDI) notation"

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"Palmer notation"

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"There are specific dental terminology to be aware of when describing teeth and dental disease on orthopantomogram or other imaging studies of the teeth or jaw 1."

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Inline EG
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"Note a contracture can be made between the above terms for more accurate description (e.g. mesial and buccal can be made into mesiobuccal)."

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"Also, the term for mentioning the part of teeth (specially molars) facing into the oral cavity can be termed as palatal (when referred to maxillary molars 2) or lingual (when referred to mandibular molars 3), with naming contractures also being possible (e.g. distopalatal, mesiolingual)."

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Parentheses
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"Also, the term for mentioning the part of teeth (specially molars) facing into the oral cavity can be termed as palatal (when referred to maxillary molars 2) or lingual (when referred to mandibular molars 3), with naming contractures also being possible (e.g. distopalatal, mesiolingual)."

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