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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pertaining to the middle






2. Outermost covering of the crown






3. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






4. Upper jaw






5. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






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






7. Farthest from the midline






8. All phases of denistry






9. Towards the back






10. Left or right half of an arch






11. The surface that touches the tongue






12. Baby teeth






13. Biting surface of front teeth






14. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






15. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






16. Lower jaw






17. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






18. The shedding process of primary teeth






19. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






20. The most distal aspect to the maxilla






21. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






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






23. Towards the midline






24. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






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






26. Adjacent to the lip






27. Toward the front






28. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






29. Specialty for children's denistry






30. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






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






32. Appearing in the mouth






33. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






34. Gums






35. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






36. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






37. Denoting the area between two teeth






38. Holds tooth in the socket






39. Adjacent to the cheek






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






41. Hollow space






42. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






43. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






44. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






45. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






46. The natural opening at the end of the root






47. Round surfaces of teeth






48. Tooth root