Usually means: Temporary anchorage in dental procedures.
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  1. pivot tooth: Merriam-Webster
  2. pivot-tooth, pivot tooth: Wordnik
  3. pivot tooth: Wiktionary
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  5. pivot tooth: Dictionary.com
  6. pivot tooth: FreeDictionary.org
  7. Pivot tooth: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. pivot tooth: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pivot tooth)

▸ noun:  (dentistry, historical) An artificial crown attached to the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg (and not cement).

Similar:
POST, pontic, pinlay, denticle, keyway, toothlet, leaf, pivot, pinhold, tooth, more...

Opposite:
molar, incisor, canine, premolar

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Similar:
POST, pontic, pinlay, denticle, keyway, toothlet, leaf, pivot, pinhold, tooth, more...

Opposite:
molar, incisor, canine, premolar



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