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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






2. Adjacent to the lip






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






4. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






5. Hollow space






6. Round surfaces of teeth






7. Toward the front






8. Outermost covering of the crown






9. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






10. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






11. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






13. Upper jaw






14. Tooth root






15. Adjacent to the cheek






16. Holds tooth in the socket






17. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






18. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






19. Farthest from the midline






20. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






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






22. Specialty for children's denistry






23. Towards the midline






24. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






25. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






26. All phases of denistry






27. Towards the back






28. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






29. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






30. The surface that touches the tongue






31. Pertaining to the middle






32. Lower jaw






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






34. Gums






35. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






36. Appearing in the mouth






37. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






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






39. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






40. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






41. The shedding process of primary teeth






42. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






43. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






44. The natural opening at the end of the root






45. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






46. Left or right half of an arch






47. Baby teeth






48. Biting surface of front teeth