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cheek tooth

American  

noun

  1. any of the three posterior chewing teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaws in human adults; molar.

Etymology

Origin of cheek tooth

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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"Depth of rostrum in front of premolars" seems to have been taken perpendicular to the inferior longitudinal line of the rostrum, approximately one-half millimeter anterior to the alveolus of the anteriormost cheek tooth.

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