paramolar

paramolar
A supernumerary tooth lying among, lingual, or buccal to the maxillary or mandibular molars.

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para·mo·lar -'mō-lər adj of, relating to, or being a supernumerary tooth esp. on the buccal side of a permanent molar or a cusp or tubercle located esp. on the buccal aspect of a molar and representing such a tooth

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para·mo·lar (par″ə-moґlər) [para- + molar] a supernumerary tooth, usually small and rudimentary, sometimes found in the maxilla buccally or lingually to a molar or interproximally between two of the first three molars. Called also supernumerary molar.

Paramolar palatal to a maxillary molar in a patient who also exhibits hypodontia. (A), Clinical appearance; (B), radiograph showing paramolar is rudimentary but fully formed.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • paramolar — PARAMOLÁR s. m. dinte supranumerar în faţa molarului. (< engl. paramolar) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • paramolar cusp — cuspis paramolaris …   Medical dictionary

  • paramolar tubercle — cuspis paramolaris …   Medical dictionary

  • supernumerary molar — paramolar …   Medical dictionary

  • Hyperdontia — Classification and external resources Supernumerary teeth at premaxillary area ICD 10 K …   Wikipedia

  • cuspis paramolaris — [TA] paramolar cusp: an accessory cusp on the mesiobuccal aspect of a molar; called also tuberculum paramolare [TA alternative] …   Medical dictionary

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