n., pl., -ma·ta (-mə-tə).
A gap or space between two teeth.
[Late Latin diastēma, interval, from Greek, from diistanai, diastē-, to separate. See diastasis.]
diastematic di'a·ste·mat'ic (-stə-măt'ĭk) adj.
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di·a·ste·ma (dī'ə-stē'mə)
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[Late Latin diastēma, interval, from Greek, from diistanai, diastē-, to separate. See diastasis.]
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(die-uh-STEE-mah)
noun, plural diastemata
A gap between two adjacent teeth.
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek diastema, interval, from diiastanai, to put apart
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| Dental Dictionary: diastema |
An abnormal space between two adjacent teeth in the same dental arch.

Diastema. (Zitelli/Davis, 2002)
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A space or cleft, e.g. the space in the dental arch between the incisors and canines and cheek teeth. Called also interdental space.
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