See Also: facies approximalis dentis(medicine)
facies occlusalis dentis(medicine)
facies mesialis dentis(medicine)
facies vestibularis dentis(medicine)
facies lingualis dentis(medicine)
facies contactus dentis(medicine)
facies facialis dentis(medicine)
facies distalis dentis(medicine)
facies articularis anterior dentis(medicine)
facies articularis posterior dentis(medicine)

facies approximalis dentis (medicine)


facies approximalis dentis -->
contact surface of tooth


The surface of a tooth that faces an adjacent tooth in the dental arch; the contact surface that is closest to the anterior midline of the dental arch is the mesial surface of a tooth; that farthest is the distal surface.

Synonym: facies approximalis dentis, facies contactus dentis.