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| Term | root bifurcation |
| Pronunciation | (root, ruut) biy-fur-KAY-shun |
| See also | bifurcation |
| Definition | 1. Where the root of a tooth splits into two forks. 2. Sometimes used to describe the depression in the gingival third of a molar where the mesial and distal root formations begin to diverge, before they split in two. |
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