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Dental Anatomy

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1. Denoting the area between two teeth






2. Left or right half of an arch






3. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






4. Adjacent to the cheek






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






6. Towards the midline






7. Adjacent to the lip






8. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






9. Round surfaces of teeth






10. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






11. Gums






12. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






13. Holds tooth in the socket






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






15. The shedding process of primary teeth






16. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






17. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






18. Outermost covering of the crown






19. Specialty for children's denistry






20. Hollow space






21. The natural opening at the end of the root






22. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






23. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






24. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






25. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






26. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






27. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






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






29. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






30. All phases of denistry






31. Farthest from the midline






32. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






33. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






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






35. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






36. Toward the front






37. Baby teeth






38. Pertaining to the middle






39. Tooth root






40. The surface that touches the tongue






41. Towards the back






42. Appearing in the mouth






43. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






44. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






45. Lower jaw






46. Biting surface of front teeth






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






48. Upper jaw