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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






2. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






3. Left or right half of an arch






4. Outermost covering of the crown






5. The shedding process of primary teeth






6. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






7. Adjacent to the lip






8. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






9. Biting surface of front teeth






10. Farthest from the midline






11. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






12. Specialty for children's denistry






13. Hollow space






14. All phases of denistry






15. Upper jaw






16. The surface that touches the tongue






17. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






18. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






19. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






20. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






21. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






22. Round surfaces of teeth






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






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






25. Towards the back






26. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






27. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






28. Denoting the area between two teeth






29. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






30. Holds tooth in the socket






31. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






32. The natural opening at the end of the root






33. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






34. Baby teeth






35. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






36. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






37. Lower jaw






38. Gums






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






40. Pertaining to the middle






41. Toward the front






42. Appearing in the mouth






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






44. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






45. Adjacent to the cheek






46. Tooth root






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






48. Towards the midline