a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine
Word origin
[1735–45; ‹ L cuspid- (s. of cuspis) point]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boxer, butternut, influenza, tandem, tutorial
Examples of 'cuspid' in a sentence
cuspid
The patient had a missing right lateral incisor and cuspid, and a buccally directed implant.
Wilson Matsumoto, Victor Garone Morelli, Rossana Pereira de Almeida, Alexandre EliasTrivellato, Cássio Edvard Sverzut, Takami Hirono Hotta 2018, 'Removal of Implant and New Rehabilitation for Better Esthetics', Case Reports in Dentistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9379608. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To overcome these disadvantages and to retract the cuspid in the shortest possible time, an innovative retraction design was conceived.
Matrishva B Vyas, Neeraj Alladwar 2011, 'Dual Force Cuspid Retractor', Journal of Indian Orthodontic Societyhttp://www.jios.in/article.asp?issn=0301-5742;year=2011;volume=45;issue=1;spage=33;epage=39;aulast=Vyas;type=0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Clinical results are quite promising, with reduction in retraction time along reasonable three-dimensional control over cuspid.
Matrishva B Vyas, Neeraj Alladwar 2011, 'Dual Force Cuspid Retractor', Journal of Indian Orthodontic Societyhttp://www.jios.in/article.asp?issn=0301-5742;year=2011;volume=45;issue=1;spage=33;epage=39;aulast=Vyas;type=0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A freshly extracted maxillary cuspid was used to prepare a dentin post, which wasthen verified in the post space.
Deepa A Thakur, Sanjay Patil, Sagar Mohkar, Vandana Gade 2016, 'Dentin post: A new method for reinforcing the tooth', Journal of International Clinical Dental Research Organizationhttp://www.jicdro.org/article.asp?issn=2231-0754;year=2016;volume=8;issue=1;spage=67;epage=69;aulast=Thakur. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
She presented with a 1.5 cm bilobed sessile nodular lesion in the region of the right maxillary cuspid.
Brannon Robert B, Ritwik Priyanshi, Musselman Robert J 2010, 'Spontaneous regression of congenital epulis: a case report and review of the literature',Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/331. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Periapical radiographs were taken from mandibular anterior cuspid central incisor region because nutrient canals are commonly observed in this area.
Prashant Gupta, Shantala R Naik, Alpana Tiwari, Madhuri Gupta 2017, 'Nutrient Canals of the Alveolar Process as an Anatomical Feature for Age and GenderDetermination', Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiologyhttp://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2017;volume=29;issue=4;spage=358;epage=361;aulast=Gupta. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In surgery the mitral valve was seen to have severe lesions with anterior cuspid rupture and large areas with vegetation.
Rinaldo Luiz Wolker, Cristiano Gustavo Hahn, Jorge Rafael Ruiz Rita, Paulo RobertoGiublin 2006, 'Endocardite valvar mitral causada por Chlamydia psittaci: apresentação de um casoraro Chlamydia psittaci as a cause of mitral valve endocarditis: presentation of arare case', Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgeryhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382006000200018. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The diagnosis of an intracardiac tumor involving the anterior cuspid of the mitral valve was madeby transesophageal echocardiography.
Antônio Sérgio C. Rocha, Maria Elizabeth Ferreira, Paulo R. Dutra, Nazareth N. Rocha,Solange M. Tinoco, Cesar Nascimento, Rosana Grandelle, Rita C. Villela, Marialda Coimbra,Celso Garcia 1999, 'Myxoma of the mitral valve', Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000500010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)