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Dental Anatomy

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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Left or right half of an arch






2. Tooth root






3. Adjacent to the cheek






4. Baby teeth






5. Round surfaces of teeth






6. Hollow space






7. Tissue that covers the anatomic root






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






9. Tissue that makes up the canal chamber






10. All phases of denistry






11. Tissue underlying enamel and centenum






12. Deals with intra-oral diseases and related structures






13. Glands which produce and secrete saliva






14. Membrane that lines passages that communicate with air






15. Gums






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






17. The shedding process of primary teeth






18. Holds tooth in the socket






19. Denoting the area between two teeth






20. Space behing the last molar on the mandible






21. Biting surface of front teeth






22. Towards the midline






23. Upper jaw






24. The natural opening at the end of the root






25. The bony socket in which the tooth is held






26. Outermost covering of the crown






27. Lingual lobe of the front tooth






28. Adjacent to the lip






29. Lower jaw






30. Towards the back






31. A fold under the tongue which limits movement






32. Cell in dental pulp which froms dentin






33. Mashing surface of posterior teeth






34. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






35. Toward the front






36. Artificial replacement of teeth and supporting tissues






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






38. Farthest from the midline






39. The bone that surrounds and supports the teeth






40. Any permanent tooth that replaces baby teeth






41. The surface that touches the tongue






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






43. The kind - number - and arrangement of teeth






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






45. Pertaining to the middle






46. Specialty for children's denistry






47. Appearing in the mouth






48. The most distal aspect to the maxilla