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Dental Anatomy

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1. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






2. Lower jaw






3. Toward the front






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






5. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






6. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






7. Outermost covering of the crown






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






9. Baby teeth






10. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






11. Farthest from the midline






12. Upper jaw






13. Left or right half of an arch






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






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






16. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






17. All phases of denistry






18. The natural opening at the end of the root






19. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






20. Specialty for children's denistry






21. The shedding process of primary teeth






22. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






23. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






24. Holds tooth in the socket






25. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






26. Tooth root






27. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






28. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






29. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






30. Pertaining to the middle






31. Round surfaces of teeth






32. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






33. Gums






34. Adjacent to the cheek






35. Towards the midline






36. Biting surface of front teeth






37. Denoting the area between two teeth






38. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






39. Towards the back






40. Adjacent to the lip






41. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






42. Appearing in the mouth






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






44. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






45. The surface that touches the tongue






46. Hollow space






47. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






48. Space behing the last molar on the mandible