dental impression; tooth mold
Refers to a mold or cast of teeth, typically made for dental or forensic purposes. Often written as 歯型.
The dentist took a dental impression and made a crown.
tooth mark; teeth marks
A mark left by teeth on something, such as food or an object. Common in everyday and forensic contexts.
There were teeth marks on the apple.
Common kanji spelling for tooth marks and impressions; used in news contexts.
Often used specifically for dental molds or impressions.
Compound of 歯 (ha, 'tooth') and 形 (kata, 'shape' or 'form'), with rendaku voicing to gata. The spelling 歯型 uses 型 (kata, 'mold' or 'model'), emphasizing the dental impression sense.