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Bicuspid
It refers to teeth with two cusps or bumps. The bicuspids are usually located between the molars which have 4 to 5 cusps and the cuspids or eye teeth which have one cusp. Most people have 8 bicuspids in their mouth.
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: bicuspid?
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A 18-year old female asked:
So, I've noticed that my first bicuspid is loose, but read online it's not supposed to be like that. Is it normal if it falls at the age of 15-18?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can you reverse bicuspid extractions?
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A male asked:
Bicuspid arotic valve?
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A 38-year old asked:
How does the bicuspid valve function?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the function of the bicuspid valve?
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A 32-year old asked:
What happens if someone's bicuspid valve does not close properly?
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A 34-year old asked:
How can the bicuspid and tricuspid valves open and close?
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A 45-year old asked:
Where does blood enter after it leaves the bicuspid valve?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the difference between the mitral and bicuspid valves?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the condition called when the bicuspid valve doesn't close?
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A 40-year old asked:
Please explain why the bicuspid valves have 2 flaps and the tricuspid valves have 3 flaps?
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A 16-year old male asked:
My gum hurts around lower right 1st molar and the pain stops around lower right 2nd bicuspid when i touch it.
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A 32-year old asked:
What can be done for a bicuspid tooth in 9yr old?
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A 24-year old asked:
What is the function of the bicuspid valve in the heart?
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A 53-year old asked:
Can you join the military with a bicuspid valve replacement?
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A 24-year old asked:
Does the bicuspid valve work harder than the tricuspid valve?
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A 25-year old asked:
Is the bicuspid valve opened or closed when the left atrium contracts?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I got top right 2nd bicuspid removed i don't want my teeth to shift and i can't afford a particals what else can I do i'm scared?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My 4.5 month old has coarc repair, bicuspid valve and pfo. Is it at all possible that the PFO can still close up by itself on its own?
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A 37-year old asked:
Where is mitral bicuspid valve located in the heart?
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A 23-year old asked:
Where are the tricuspid and bicuspid valves in the heart?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Which valve in the heart works harder, the bicuspid or tricuspid ?
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A 33-year old asked:
I have a loose tooth at the side, believe its called a bicuspid tooth, what to do?
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A 75-year old female asked:
What does can't exclude a functional bicuspid valve on a Echo? I have a mild to moderste Aotic stenosis for several years.
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A 18-year old female asked about a female:
My friend is 15, and her bicuspid/premolar tooth fell out, does that mean it's her baby tooth falling out , or did her tooth permanently fall out?
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A 50-year old female asked:
I have recently been diagnosed with mild aortic and bicuspid valve regurgitation. I'm still waiting for more testing. Can i go back to exercising?
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A 43-year old male asked:
My father had mitrovalve replacement a few years back and recently was diagnosed with having bicuspid aorta. What is the likelihood that I have it?
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A female asked:
A capped bicuspid & a filled cuspid both hurt. The stumpy molar behind them lost its cap weeks ago (no pain). How do I get Doc to fix the pain first?
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A 31-year old asked:
How serious is a bicuspid aortic valve?
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