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Dental Anatomy

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1. Gums






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






3. Biting surface of front teeth






4. The surface that touches the tongue






5. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






6. Left or right half of an arch






7. Adjacent to the cheek






8. The natural opening at the end of the root






9. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






10. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






11. Specialty for children's denistry






12. Farthest from the midline






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






14. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






15. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






16. Adjacent to the lip






17. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






18. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






19. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






20. Upper jaw






21. Hollow space






22. Towards the back






23. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






25. Denoting the area between two teeth






26. Round surfaces of teeth






27. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






28. Lower jaw






29. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






30. Towards the midline






31. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






32. Pertaining to the middle






33. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






34. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






35. Outermost covering of the crown






36. Tooth root






37. Holds tooth in the socket






38. The shedding process of primary teeth






39. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






40. Appearing in the mouth






41. All phases of denistry






42. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






43. Baby teeth






44. Toward the front






45. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






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






47. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






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