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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






2. Specialty for children's denistry






3. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






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






5. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






6. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






7. Pertaining to the middle






8. Gums






9. Tooth root






10. Farthest from the midline






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






12. Left or right half of an arch






13. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






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






15. Adjacent to the lip






16. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






17. Holds tooth in the socket






18. Adjacent to the cheek






19. Hollow space






20. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






21. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






22. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






23. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






24. Towards the back






25. The shedding process of primary teeth






26. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






27. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






28. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






29. Toward the front






30. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






31. Outermost covering of the crown






32. Towards the midline






33. Round surfaces of teeth






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






35. All phases of denistry






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






37. Denoting the area between two teeth






38. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






39. The surface that touches the tongue






40. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






41. Biting surface of front teeth






42. Upper jaw






43. Lower jaw






44. The natural opening at the end of the root






45. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






46. Baby teeth






47. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






48. Appearing in the mouth