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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The shedding process of primary teeth






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






3. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






4. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






5. Towards the back






6. Farthest from the midline






7. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






8. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






9. The surface that touches the tongue






10. Holds tooth in the socket






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






12. Adjacent to the lip






13. Outermost covering of the crown






14. Tooth root






15. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






16. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






17. Lower jaw






18. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






19. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






20. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






21. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






22. Pertaining to the middle






23. Towards the midline






24. Adjacent to the cheek






25. Round surfaces of teeth






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






27. Biting surface of front teeth






28. Baby teeth






29. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






30. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






31. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






32. Toward the front






33. The natural opening at the end of the root






34. Specialty for children's denistry






35. Appearing in the mouth






36. All phases of denistry






37. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






38. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






39. Upper jaw






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






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






42. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






43. Gums






44. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






45. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






46. Denoting the area between two teeth






47. Left or right half of an arch






48. Hollow space