ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Distal: It’s the tooth surface that is away from the midline of the face. Facial: It’s the tooth surface that faces the cheeks and lips. Mesial: It’s the forward side of the tooth that is closest to the midline of the face. Incisal: It’s the bitting edge of the anterior surface of the tooth. More items

Detailed explanation-2: -Distal – The back side of the tooth. Buccal – The cheek-side of the tooth. This surface is also referred to as the facial surface when referring to the front teeth. Lingual – The part of the tooth that is closest to the tongue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Distal: On the opposite side of the mesial surface lies the distal surface. The distal surface is the surface farthest from the face’s midline. Proximal: The proximal surfaces are tooth surfaces that are next to each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mesial – surface toward the front of the mouth. Distal – behind towards the back of the mouth.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Guinness Book of Records has recognized a dentist from Offenbach for pulling a 37-millimeter tooth out of the mouth of a patient who had complained about severe pain.