tooth surfaces

Facial surface

Tooth surface closest to the face

Incisal edge

Ridge on permanent incisors that appears flattened on labial, lingual, or incisal view after tooth eruption

labial surface

tooth surface facing the lips

Mesial surface

Surface of the tooth toward the midline

distal surface

Surface of tooth distant from the midline

buccal surface

Tooth surface closest to the inner cheek

lingual surface

surface of tooth next to the tongue

Occlusual

refers to the surface of the tooth that is used for chewing or grinding - only posterior teeth

filmd

facial,lingual,incisal,mesial,distal. *anterior

blomd

buccal,lingual,occlusual,mesial,distal. *posterior