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Dental Anatomy

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






2. Specialty for children's denistry






3. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






4. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






5. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






6. Left or right half of an arch






7. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






8. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






9. Tooth root






10. Upper jaw






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






12. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






13. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






14. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






15. Adjacent to the cheek






16. Biting surface of front teeth






17. Round surfaces of teeth






18. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






19. Hollow space






20. Appearing in the mouth






21. The shedding process of primary teeth






22. Farthest from the midline






23. Towards the midline






24. Towards the back






25. Holds tooth in the socket






26. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






27. Baby teeth






28. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






29. Outermost covering of the crown






30. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






31. Toward the front






32. The natural opening at the end of the root






33. The surface that touches the tongue






34. All phases of denistry






35. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






36. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






37. Denoting the area between two teeth






38. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






39. Adjacent to the lip






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






41. Pertaining to the middle






42. Lower jaw






43. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






44. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






45. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






46. Gums






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






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