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Last tooth - Rear Most tooth??? towards the throat? etc.
last tooth assumes we laymen know wtf the first tooth is.
Is dental arch defined? Is quadrant defined? Mesial - which term are we explaining here? the first sentence, filled with jargon, seems more about this term than distal. This is called a antonym, It is a separate thought. Separate thoughts belong in separate sentences. Do NOT EVER define one obscure technical tern by using, lets see, 5 equally obscure technical terms. All that in the first sentence. The following are used in this paragraph and not defined in the article: quadrant;dental arch;anterior; midline; distal surface; posterior teeth; distobuccal; distolingual; cusp; corner. IF this isn't incompetence on a grand scale, I don't know what is. And this is just one paragraph of the entire article. BTW it appears that "midline" is not a term that belongs (defined) here since the link is to a separate article. Perhaps that should be reconsidered. Think about this: distal refers to the direction towards doesn't it INDICATE that direction? it IS a direction, rather than referential of one, isn't it? Or do all word "refer"? And if all words refer, isn't pointing out that fact redundant, in general?
My hygienist pronounces mesial as musial. Is this kind of variation common? 216.99.198.66 ( talk) 02:21, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
We have an article on Anatomical terminology and one on Medical terminology, would there be any support for a move to Dental terminology? Also, as this list is complete and easy to understand/read, editors ( Lesion?) may wish to consider a featured list nomination. I will at some point link this article from the Anatomical terminology series in a 'see also' area. -- LT910001 ( talk) 10:35, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
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Last tooth - Rear Most tooth??? towards the throat? etc.
last tooth assumes we laymen know wtf the first tooth is.
Is dental arch defined? Is quadrant defined? Mesial - which term are we explaining here? the first sentence, filled with jargon, seems more about this term than distal. This is called a antonym, It is a separate thought. Separate thoughts belong in separate sentences. Do NOT EVER define one obscure technical tern by using, lets see, 5 equally obscure technical terms. All that in the first sentence. The following are used in this paragraph and not defined in the article: quadrant;dental arch;anterior; midline; distal surface; posterior teeth; distobuccal; distolingual; cusp; corner. IF this isn't incompetence on a grand scale, I don't know what is. And this is just one paragraph of the entire article. BTW it appears that "midline" is not a term that belongs (defined) here since the link is to a separate article. Perhaps that should be reconsidered. Think about this: distal refers to the direction towards doesn't it INDICATE that direction? it IS a direction, rather than referential of one, isn't it? Or do all word "refer"? And if all words refer, isn't pointing out that fact redundant, in general?
My hygienist pronounces mesial as musial. Is this kind of variation common? 216.99.198.66 ( talk) 02:21, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
We have an article on Anatomical terminology and one on Medical terminology, would there be any support for a move to Dental terminology? Also, as this list is complete and easy to understand/read, editors ( Lesion?) may wish to consider a featured list nomination. I will at some point link this article from the Anatomical terminology series in a 'see also' area. -- LT910001 ( talk) 10:35, 2 April 2014 (UTC)