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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Specialty for children's denistry






2. Upper jaw






3. Round surfaces of teeth






4. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






5. Baby teeth






6. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






7. All phases of denistry






8. Outermost covering of the crown






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






10. Tooth root






11. The surface that touches the tongue






12. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






13. The shedding process of primary teeth






14. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






15. Holds tooth in the socket






16. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






17. Left or right half of an arch






18. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






19. Towards the midline






20. The natural opening at the end of the root






21. Hollow space






22. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






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






24. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






25. Towards the back






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






27. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






28. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






29. Farthest from the midline






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






31. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






32. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






33. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






34. Gums






35. Appearing in the mouth






36. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






37. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






38. Toward the front






39. Biting surface of front teeth






40. Adjacent to the cheek






41. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






42. Denoting the area between two teeth






43. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






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






45. Lower jaw






46. Adjacent to the lip






47. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






48. Pertaining to the middle