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Dental Anatomy

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






2. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






3. Adjacent to the lip






4. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






5. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






6. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






7. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






8. Farthest from the midline






9. Hollow space






10. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






11. Towards the midline






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






13. Upper jaw






14. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






15. Appearing in the mouth






16. Toward the front






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






18. Pertaining to the middle






19. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






20. Round surfaces of teeth






21. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






22. Biting surface of front teeth






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






24. Denoting the area between two teeth






25. The natural opening at the end of the root






26. Adjacent to the cheek






27. Outermost covering of the crown






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






29. Gums






30. The shedding process of primary teeth






31. All phases of denistry






32. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






33. Towards the back






34. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






35. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






36. Left or right half of an arch






37. The surface that touches the tongue






38. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






39. Holds tooth in the socket






40. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






41. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






42. Lower jaw






43. Specialty for children's denistry






44. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






45. Tooth root






46. Baby teeth






47. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






48. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air