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Dental Anatomy

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1. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






2. Hollow space






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






4. The surface that touches the tongue






5. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






6. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






7. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






8. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






9. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






10. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






11. Lower jaw






12. Appearing in the mouth






13. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






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






15. Towards the midline






16. Towards the back






17. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






18. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






19. Gums






20. Pertaining to the middle






21. Adjacent to the cheek






22. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






23. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






24. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






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






26. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






27. Denoting the area between two teeth






28. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






29. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






30. Round surfaces of teeth






31. Left or right half of an arch






32. Adjacent to the lip






33. Toward the front






34. Outermost covering of the crown






35. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






36. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






37. All phases of denistry






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






39. Upper jaw






40. The shedding process of primary teeth






41. Baby teeth






42. Farthest from the midline






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






44. Tooth root






45. Specialty for children's denistry






46. The natural opening at the end of the root






47. Holds tooth in the socket






48. Biting surface of front teeth