noun
dental impression; tooth mold
Refers to a mold or cast of teeth, typically made for dental or forensic purposes. Often written as 歯型.
歯科医が歯型を取って、被せ物を作った。
The dentist took a dental impression and made a crown.
noun
tooth mark; teeth marks
A mark left by teeth on something, such as food or an object. Common in everyday and forensic contexts.
リンゴに歯形がついていた。
There were teeth marks on the apple.
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.