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Dental Anatomy

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1. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






2. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






3. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






4. Biting surface of front teeth






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






6. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






7. The shedding process of primary teeth






8. Round surfaces of teeth






9. Pertaining to the middle






10. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






11. Outermost covering of the crown






12. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






13. The surface that touches the tongue






14. Tooth root






15. Lower jaw






16. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






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






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






19. Toward the front






20. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






21. Upper jaw






22. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






23. All phases of denistry






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






25. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






26. Holds tooth in the socket






27. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






28. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






29. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






30. Towards the midline






31. Adjacent to the cheek






32. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






33. Left or right half of an arch






34. Hollow space






35. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






36. Specialty for children's denistry






37. Denoting the area between two teeth






38. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






39. Gums






40. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






41. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






42. Appearing in the mouth






43. The natural opening at the end of the root






44. Adjacent to the lip






45. Towards the back






46. Baby teeth






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






48. Farthest from the midline