occlusallyadv.
/əˈkluːsəli/, U.S. /əˈklus(ə)li/ Dentistry.
From or on an occlusal surface.
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1912 B. E. Lischer Princ. & Methods Orthodontics xiii. 202 An arm extended from the alignment wire..is made from an ordinary tube hook and prevented from dropping occlusally, or being forced gingivally, by flattening the alignment wire with a file along its lingual surface.
1946 S. D. Tylman & F. A. Peyton Acrylics xvi. 408/2 Inlay wax is then added occlusally to the thin casting, the occlusal plane is determined, and finally the occlusal surfaces and contour are carved in the wax.
1969 Gloss. Terms Dentistry (B.S.I.) 72 Occlusally approaching clasp, a clasp originating on the occlusal side of the survey line and terminating in the infra-bulge area.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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