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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






2. The shedding process of primary teeth






3. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






4. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






5. Holds tooth in the socket






6. Hollow space






7. Specialty for children's denistry






8. Gums






9. The natural opening at the end of the root






10. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






11. Left or right half of an arch






12. Adjacent to the cheek






13. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






14. Towards the midline






15. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






16. Lower jaw






17. That portion of the tooth that is covered with enamel






18. Appearing in the mouth






19. Denoting the area between two teeth






20. The surface that touches the tongue






21. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






22. Upper jaw






23. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures






24. Adjacent to the lip






25. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






26. Tooth root






27. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






28. Toward the front






29. Outermost covering of the crown






30. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






31. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






32. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






33. Round surfaces of teeth






34. Dental specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp






35. Biting surface of front teeth






36. Farthest from the midline






37. Specialty dealing with the diseases of tissue that surround and supports the teeth






38. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






39. Pertaining to the middle






40. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






41. All phases of denistry






42. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






43. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






44. Towards the back






45. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






46. Baby teeth






47. Specialty dealing with diagnosis and treatment of diseases of hard and soft tissues






48. A fold under the tongue which limits movement