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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






2. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






3. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






4. Gums






5. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






6. Upper jaw






7. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






8. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






9. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






10. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






11. Round surfaces of teeth






12. Tooth root






13. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






14. Towards the midline






15. Holds tooth in the socket






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






17. Pertaining to the middle






18. Hollow space






19. All phases of denistry






20. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






21. Outermost covering of the crown






22. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






23. Baby teeth






24. Adjacent to the cheek






25. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






26. Toward the front






27. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






28. The surface that touches the tongue






29. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






30. Towards the back






31. Farthest from the midline






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






33. Appearing in the mouth






34. Biting surface of front teeth






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






36. The shedding process of primary teeth






37. Adjacent to the lip






38. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






39. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






40. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






41. Lower jaw






42. The natural opening at the end of the root






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






44. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






45. Denoting the area between two teeth






46. Specialty for children's denistry






47. Left or right half of an arch






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