missing tooth
Smile with hole
A missing tooth is a gap in the dental arch where a tooth once was or never developed.
The phrase describes both the condition and its visible result: She smiled, revealing a missing tooth.
Missing teeth affect chewing and speech, and in visible positions, carry social associations with poverty, aging, or neglect—though a child's missing tooth signals normal development.
- gapUnfilled space between
- smilePleased facial expression
- dentistOral care physician
- cavityEmpty space within
- gumSticky plant secretion
baby · loose · extraction · enamel · bite · lisp · chew · fairy · under the pillow · pillow · childhood · molar · incisor · socket · bloody · knocked out · wiggle · toothache
- dental problemscavities, overbite, underbite, crowded teeth, chipped teeth
- tooth problemscavity, cavities, caries, crack, chip
- comb teethtine, prong, spacing, gap
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- dental termsquadrant, buccal, mesial, lingual, distal
- dental emergenciestoothache, dental pain, avulsion, dental abscess, abscess