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Dental Anatomy

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1. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






2. Baby teeth






3. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






4. All phases of denistry






5. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






6. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






7. Gums






8. The surface that touches the tongue






9. The natural opening at the end of the root






10. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






11. Farthest from the midline






12. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






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






14. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






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






16. Upper jaw






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






18. Holds tooth in the socket






19. Round surfaces of teeth






20. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






21. Toward the front






22. Left or right half of an arch






23. Biting surface of front teeth






24. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






25. Pertaining to the middle






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






27. Hollow space






28. Adjacent to the cheek






29. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






30. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






31. Lower jaw






32. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






33. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






34. The shedding process of primary teeth






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






36. Specialty for children's denistry






37. Outermost covering of the crown






38. Adjacent to the lip






39. Towards the back






40. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






41. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






42. Denoting the area between two teeth






43. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






44. Towards the midline






45. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






46. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






47. Appearing in the mouth






48. Tooth root