labially

The presence of two linguo labially compressed canines is a diagnostic feature of Raranimus.

The spaces that widen out from the area of contact labially or lingually are called labial or buccal and lingual interproximal embrasures.

Other transcriptions seen include purely labial and (Ladefoged and Maddieson 1996) and labially co-articulated and .

In case the gingival area of the crown is more labially or buccally placed than the occlusal area it is referred to as negative crown inclination.

This habit can also cause the maxillary central incisors to tip labially and the mandibilar incisors to tip lingually as the thumb rests on them during the course of sucking.

In the fourth cusp, the ridge hardly extends posteriorly, but rather labially, forming the posterior margin of the tooth and joining a ridge descending from the last labial cusp.

The curved proximal surfaces of the contacting teeth roll away from the contact areas at all points,occlusally,labially or buccally,and lingually and cervically,and the embrasures and interproximal spaces are continuous,as they surround the areas of contact.

Usually the teeth are placed too far facially (i.e. buccally and/or labially), outside "the neutral zone", which is the term for the area where the dental arch is usually situated, where lateral forces between the tongue and cheek musculature are in balance.