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Dental Anatomy

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1. Denoting the area between two teeth






2. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






3. Adjacent to the cheek






4. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






5. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






6. Farthest from the midline






7. Tooth root






8. Upper jaw






9. Holds tooth in the socket






10. The shedding process of primary teeth






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






12. Appearing in the mouth






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






14. Pertaining to the middle






15. Adjacent to the lip






16. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






17. The surface that touches the tongue






18. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






19. Outermost covering of the crown






20. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






21. The natural opening at the end of the root






22. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






24. Baby teeth






25. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






26. Gums






27. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






28. Towards the back






29. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






30. Hollow space






31. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






32. Toward the front






33. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






34. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






35. Lower jaw






36. Left or right half of an arch






37. Biting surface of front teeth






38. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






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






40. All phases of denistry






41. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






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






43. Round surfaces of teeth






44. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






45. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






46. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






47. Specialty for children's denistry






48. Towards the midline