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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Holds tooth in the socket






2. Towards the midline






3. Outermost covering of the crown






4. Toward the front






5. Denoting the area between two teeth






6. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






7. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






8. Hollow space






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






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






11. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






12. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






13. Gums






14. Upper jaw






15. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






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






17. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






18. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






19. Round surfaces of teeth






20. All phases of denistry






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






22. The surface that touches the tongue






23. Appearing in the mouth






24. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






25. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






26. Pertaining to the middle






27. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






28. Biting surface of front teeth






29. The natural opening at the end of the root






30. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






31. Adjacent to the cheek






32. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






34. Lower jaw






35. Left or right half of an arch






36. Adjacent to the lip






37. The shedding process of primary teeth






38. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






39. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






40. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






41. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






42. Towards the back






43. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






44. Tooth root






45. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






46. Farthest from the midline






47. Baby teeth






48. Specialty for children's denistry