toothward
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
toothward (comparative more toothward, superlative most toothward)
- Orientated in the direction of the teeth.
- 1914, The Lancet, page 768:
- Sir James Goodhart, I presume, does not doubt the ulceration ' of the toothward surface of the gum-flaps forming the pockets, but there are other areas of ulceration.
Adverb[edit]
toothward (comparative more toothward, superlative most toothward)
- Towards the teeth.
- 1998, The excruciating history of dentistry / toothsome tales & oral oddities from Babylon to braces, page 173:
- We have observed the ancients’ misapplication and abuse of a panoply of caustic and corrosive materials turned toothward. Thankfully, arsenic, strong acids, and the like have long ago been removed from the dentist’s formulary.