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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The shedding process of primary teeth






2. Upper jaw






3. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






4. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






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






6. Lower jaw






7. Round surfaces of teeth






8. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






9. Gums






10. Hollow space






11. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






12. Tooth root






13. Toward the front






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






15. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






16. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






17. Adjacent to the cheek






18. The natural opening at the end of the root






19. Farthest from the midline






20. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






21. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






22. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






23. Biting surface of front teeth






24. Towards the back






25. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






26. Baby teeth






27. Pertaining to the middle






28. Appearing in the mouth






29. Outermost covering of the crown






30. Holds tooth in the socket






31. All phases of denistry






32. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






33. Adjacent to the lip






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






35. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






36. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






37. Left or right half of an arch






38. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






39. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






40. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






41. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






42. Denoting the area between two teeth






43. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






44. The surface that touches the tongue






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






46. Towards the midline






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






48. Specialty for children's denistry