Meaning of anticurvature | Babel Free

Definitions

The filing of a tooth away from the inner curve of a root to reduce the risk of a strip perforation

Examples

“The minimum wall thickness was less on the palatal aspect (<1 mm) than on the buccal aspect of the coronal two thirds of the buccal roots.[ 12 ] An anticurvature filing technique was used in this case toward the buccal aspect similar to buccal roots of maxillary molars.”

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