biting (occlusal) surface of teeth

Italian translation: Superficie masticatoria dei denti

17:09 Jul 9, 2018
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / Oral surgery
English term or phrase: biting (occlusal) surface of teeth
The text is about impacted teeth (or tooth) and it says that" impacted tooth can't reach the level of the biting surface of other teeth", or in other words, that tooth can't grow or it is retained in the bone. Actually, I'm trying to translate this from Serbian to Italian, but I only managed to find the expression biting (occlusal) surface in English, and I think that I'm on the right path. Thanks in advance!
Maja Vulovic
Serbia
Local time: 11:19
Italian translation:Superficie masticatoria dei denti
Explanation:
Biting surface: superficie masticatoria
Occlusal surface: superficie occlusale


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Note added at 1 hr (2018-07-09 18:13:23 GMT)
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La superficie occlusale (a quanto si legge su Google) è la superficie che va a contatto con il dente antagonista;
Per il significato di superficie masticatoria, vedere qui: https://www.medicinapertutti.it/argomento/forma-dei-denti/

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-07-09 18:16:57 GMT)
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It looks like they are equivalent. However, since the text says "biting" (and not occlusal) I would choose "masticatoria"
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Alessandra Rizzo
Italy
Local time: 11:19
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Superficie masticatoria dei denti


Explanation:
Biting surface: superficie masticatoria
Occlusal surface: superficie occlusale


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Note added at 1 hr (2018-07-09 18:13:23 GMT)
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La superficie occlusale (a quanto si legge su Google) è la superficie che va a contatto con il dente antagonista;
Per il significato di superficie masticatoria, vedere qui: https://www.medicinapertutti.it/argomento/forma-dei-denti/

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-07-09 18:16:57 GMT)
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It looks like they are equivalent. However, since the text says "biting" (and not occlusal) I would choose "masticatoria"

Alessandra Rizzo
Italy
Local time: 11:19
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
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