oblique ridge

noun

A ridge on the masticatory surface of an upper molar tooth extending from the mesiolingual to the distobuccal cusp.

Meanings

nounoblique ridge (plural oblique ridges)

plural oblique ridges

  1. dentistryA ridge on the masticatory surface of an upper molar tooth extending from the mesiolingual to the distobuccal cusp.
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