ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mesial: It’s the forward side of the tooth that is closest to the midline of the face. It’s located in between the chewing surface of the tooth. Incisal: It’s the bitting edge of the anterior surface of the tooth. Lingual: It’s the part of the tooth surface that faces the tongue, and is nearest to the tongue.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mesial – The surface that is closest to the midline of the face. Occlusal– The chewing surface of posterior teeth.

Detailed explanation-3: -A medial orientation is a position toward the midline of the body. An example of medial orientation is the eyes, which are medial to the ears on the head.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mesial – The forward side of the tooth. The mesial of the tooth is found on the “in between surface” of the tooth next to it. 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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The maxillary and mandibular central incisors are the first teeth centralized in both sides of the midline, with the mesial of each one is on contact with the mesial surface of the other.