diastema
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012111
A space or gap between two teeth. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diastema_(dentistry) ]
Synonyms: interdental space
Term info
- MESH:D003970
- Wikipedia:Diastema_(dentistry)
- FMA:77271
- SCTID:410003009
Many species of mammals have diastemata as a normal feature, most commonly between the incisors and molars
Some animals, like horses, that have diastema between incisors and premolars because canines were evolutionarily loss, sometimes have a vestigial canine in the diastema, but the diastema is still considered between the incisor and premolar.
diastemata
UBERON:0013134
uberon
UBERON:0012111
Diastema
Term relations
- anatomical space
- anatomical entity
- part of some dentition
- adjacent_to exactly 2 calcareous tooth
- part of some jaw skeleton
- adjacent_to some calcareous tooth