Embrasure (dentistry)

Embrasure (dentistry)

In dentistry, an embrasure is the area around the interproximal contact area. From an interproximal view, the embrasures look like a donut with the contact as the donut hole. From an occlusal or facial view the embrasure looks like a triangle.


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