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  2. Glossary of dentistry - Wikipedia

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    The blue arrow, which indicates a mesial direction, applies to the opposite side as well up until the green line. The red arrow is directly buccal to the right first maxillary molar, and the name label for the patient (Martin) is embedded in the resin directly palatal to the same tooth. Midline Main article: Dental midline. Roughly, an ...

  3. Coronal consonant - Wikipedia

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    Coronal places of articulation include the dental consonants at the upper teeth, the alveolar consonants at the upper gum (the alveolar ridge), the various postalveolar consonants (including domed palato-alveolar, laminal alveolo-palatal, and apical retroflex) just behind that, the subapical retroflex consonants curled back against the hard palate, and linguolabial consonants with the tongue ...

  4. Place of articulation - Wikipedia

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    Note: Additional shades of passive articulation are sometimes specified using pre-or post-, for example prepalatal (near the border between the postalveolar region and the hard palate; prevelar (at the back of the hard palate, also post-palatal or even medio-palatal for the middle of the hard palate); or postvelar (near the border of the soft ...

  5. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of human tooth structures. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purview. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purview.

  6. Palatine process of maxilla - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy of the mouth, the palatine process of maxilla (palatal process), is a thick, horizontal process of the maxilla. It forms the anterior three quarters of the hard palate, the horizontal plate of the palatine bone making up the rest. It is the most important bone in the midface. It provides structural support for the ...

  7. Retroflex consonant - Wikipedia

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    Subapical retroflex plosive. A retroflex (/ ˈ r ɛ t r ə f l ɛ k s,-r oʊ-/ ⓘ), apico-domal, or cacuminal [citation needed] (/ k ə ˈ k j uː m ɪ n ə l / ⓘ) consonant is a coronal consonant where the tongue has a flat, concave, or even curled shape, and is articulated between the alveolar ridge and the hard palate.

  8. Palatal consonant - Wikipedia

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    The most common type of palatal consonant is the extremely common approximant [j], which ranks among the ten most common sounds in the world's languages. [1] The nasal [ɲ] is also common, occurring in around 35 percent of the world's languages, [2] in most of which its equivalent obstruent is not the stop [c], but the affricate [].

  9. Hard palate - Wikipedia

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    The hard palate is formed by the palatine process of the maxilla and horizontal plate of palatine bone.It forms a partition between the nasal passages and the mouth.On the anterior portion of the hard palate are the plicae, irregular ridges in the mucous membrane that help hold food while the teeth are biting into it while also facilitating the movement of food backward towards the larynx once ...