Oral Cavity
Tooth Anatomy
Parts of a Tooth
Supporting Structures
Tooth Surfaces
100
Upper Arch
What is Maxillary
100
Towards the front
What is Anterior
100
The hardiest tissue of the body
What is Enamel
100
Shock absorber that attaches the tooth to bone
What is Periodontal Ligment
100
Toward the Midline
What is Mesial
200
Lower Arch
What is Mandibular
200
The neck of the tooth
What is CEJ (cementoenamel junction)
200
Main portion of the tooth
What is Dentin
200
bone surrounding the teeth
What is Alveolar Process
200
toward the tongue
What is Lingual
300
Soft tissue surrounding the teeth
What is Gingiva
300
Bulge of enamel on the cervical one third of anterior teeth on the lingual side
What is Cingulum
300
The part visible in the mouth
What is Clinical Crown
300
Soft tissue surrounding the teeth
What is Gingiva
300
Toward the Cheek
What is Buccal
400
Natural teeth of the dental arch
What is Dentition
400
Rounded prominence on the incisal edge of a newly erupted tooth
What is Mamelon
400
Opening at the apex of a root of a tooth
What is Apical Foramen
400
Thin compact bone that lines the alveolar socket
What is Lamina Dura
400
Chewing surface of posterior teeth
What is Occlusal
500
Half of one dental arch
What is Quadrant
500
Tooth surfaces that are adjacent to each other
What is Proximal
500
The part of the tooth that located in the Alveolar Socket
What is Root
500
The soft tissue of the tooth
What is Pulp
500
Away from the Midline
What is Distal
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