buccopalatal

English

Etymology

From bucco- +‎ palatal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbʌkoʊˈpælətəl/, [ˌbʌ.kʰoʊːˈpʰæːlə.ɾɫ̩]

Adjective

buccopalatal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, medicine, dentistry) buccal and palatal, that is, pertaining to the cheek and the palate, as:
   1. (dentistry) In a location on the buccal and palatal aspect (of a tooth or its socket).
   2. (dentistry) In a direction with buccal and palatal vectors.
      • 2015 August 18, Min-Kyung Ji et al., “Evaluation of marginal fit of 2 CAD-CAM anatomic contour zirconia crown systems and lithium disilicate glass-ceramic crown”, in The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics‎, volume 7, →DOI:

        Cured resin blocks were cut in the middle of buccopalatal and mesiodistal directions using linear precision saw (Isomet 5000; Buehler Ltd., Lake Bluff, IL, USA) referring to four reference points.

Related terms

• buccoapical
• buccocervical
• buccogingival
• buccolabial
• buccolingual