# Wange in English: cheek – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Wange" in English: cheek. Category Anatomy, with US/UK spelling, synonyms and the sources that confirm the translation.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/wange  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:26:09Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/wange.md

**Wange** = **cheek**

- **English (US):** cheek
- **Synonyms (German):** Backe
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D002610 · Cheek / Wange): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D002610](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D002610)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Wange](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wange), [en.wikipedia.org: Cheek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek), [Wikidata Q47038](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47038)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wange](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wange)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cheek](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cheek)

[German–English dental dictionary](https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english.md) · Deutscher MeSH 2026, ZB MED – Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de); English MeSH courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.