Cingulum of tooth

System Musculoskeletal
SNOMED CT 245650005

Cingulum of tooth

Definition

The portion of the teeth, occurring on the lingual or palatal aspects, that forms a convex protuberance at the cervical third of the anatomic crown. It represents the lingual or palatal developmental lobe of these teeth.

Also known as cingulum (dentis), cingulum dentis, tooth cingulum — per UBERON

The Cingulum of tooth is a part of the Musculoskeletal.

Also identified as