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n. - A gap or vacant space between two teeth.

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  • She never minded her diastema, she thought it set her apart.
  • 'diastema', in both jaws: in front of the eye-tooth, or between it and the outer incisor, in the upper jaw; behind the eyetooth, or between it and the front false molar,...
  • (or "diastema" as it is called) between the four front teeth or incisors of the upper jaw and the upper canine -- which allows the lower canine to fit in front of the...
  • They have a pair of incisor teeth in the upper and lower jaws, separated from the molars by a large gap (diastema).
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