Meaning & use
mesial
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Located toward the midline, especially the surface of a tooth closest to the center of the dental arch.
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The dentist found a small cavity on the mesial surface of the molar.
Orthodontists track mesial movement of teeth during treatment.
A note on using this word
A dentistry-specific term; its opposite, "distal," describes the surface farthest from the midline.
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