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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






2. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






3. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






4. Adjacent to the lip






5. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






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






7. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






8. Gums






9. Denoting the area between two teeth






10. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






11. Tooth root






12. Biting surface of front teeth






13. The natural opening at the end of the root






14. Holds tooth in the socket






15. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






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






17. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






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






19. Pertaining to the middle






20. Left or right half of an arch






21. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






22. Adjacent to the cheek






23. All phases of denistry






24. Towards the midline






25. Farthest from the midline






26. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






27. Round surfaces of teeth






28. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






29. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






30. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






31. Baby teeth






32. The shedding process of primary teeth






33. Hollow space






34. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






35. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






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






37. The surface that touches the tongue






38. Upper jaw






39. Toward the front






40. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






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






42. Lower jaw






43. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






44. Towards the back






45. Appearing in the mouth






46. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






47. Outermost covering of the crown






48. Specialty for children's denistry