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Dental Anatomy

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1. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






2. Left or right half of an arch






3. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






4. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






5. The surface that touches the tongue






6. Adjacent to the lip






7. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






8. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






9. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






10. Lower jaw






11. Baby teeth






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






13. Towards the midline






14. Outermost covering of the crown






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






16. Gums






17. Round surfaces of teeth






18. Biting surface of front teeth






19. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






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






21. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






22. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






23. Tooth root






24. Adjacent to the cheek






25. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






26. Towards the back






27. Upper jaw






28. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






29. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






30. Pertaining to the middle






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






32. Toward the front






33. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






34. Appearing in the mouth






35. Hollow space






36. The shedding process of primary teeth






37. All phases of denistry






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






39. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






40. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






41. Farthest from the midline






42. Denoting the area between two teeth






43. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






44. The natural opening at the end of the root






45. Specialty for children's denistry






46. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






47. Holds tooth in the socket






48. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber