Back فلج الأسنان Arabic Diastema AST Диастема Bulgarian Diastema (odontologia) Catalan Diastema mediale German Diastemo EO Diastema Spanish Diastema EU Diastème (odontologie) French Diastema ID
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) |
| Diastema | |
|---|---|
 A person with a congenital space between the two front teeth | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | diastema |
| MeSH | D003970 |
| TA98 | A05.1.03.078 |
| TA2 | 904 |
| FMA | 77271 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
A diastema (plural diastemata) is a space or gap between two teeth. Many species of mammals have diastemata as a normal feature, most commonly between the incisors and molars. Diastemata are common for children and can exist in adult teeth as well. Diastemata are primarily caused by imbalance in the relationship between the jaw and the size of the teeth.