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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






2. Holds tooth in the socket






3. Round surfaces of teeth






4. Specialty for children's denistry






5. The natural opening at the end of the root






6. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






7. Biting surface of front teeth






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






9. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






10. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






11. Baby teeth






12. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






13. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






14. Lower jaw






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






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






17. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






18. The shedding process of primary teeth






19. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






20. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






21. Adjacent to the lip






22. Tooth root






23. Pertaining to the middle






24. Hollow space






25. Outermost covering of the crown






26. All phases of denistry






27. The surface that touches the tongue






28. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






29. Towards the back






30. Appearing in the mouth






31. Denoting the area between two teeth






32. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






33. Adjacent to the cheek






34. Toward the front






35. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






36. Upper jaw






37. Gums






38. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






39. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






40. Left or right half of an arch






41. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






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






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






44. Towards the midline






45. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






46. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






47. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






48. Farthest from the midline