Dental Specialties
Root Canal Therapy
Endodontics
What are the numbers of the wisdom teeth
1,16,17,32
Surface of the tooth towards the cheek
Buccal
This is used to do most of the cutting and preparation of the tooth during dental procedures.
High speed Handpiece
Part of the tooth covered with enamel
crown
alignment or straightening of the teeth
Orthodontics
Upper right Central Incisor
#8
biting surface of anterior teeth
Incisal edge
Provides a temporary wall for tooth structure during a restorative procedure
matrix band
tooth structure covering the tooth root
Cementum
Specialty that replaces missing teeth with a prosthesis that the patient can taken in and out of mouth.
REMOVABLE PROSTHODONTICS
Lower left second Bicuspid
#20
Chewing surface of posterior teeth
Occlusal
used for carving and shaping amalgam
Cleiod and discoid
The fibers that surround the root of the tooth.
Periodontal ligament
treatment and prevention of diseases of the gums, bone, and structures supporting the teeth
Periodontics
Lower right second molar
#31
tooth surface facing the lips
Labial or Facial
Instrument used to view oral cavity, reflect light, and retract cheek.
Mouth mirror
Soft inner tissue of the tooth
Dental pulp
dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the oral and maxillofacial region
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Lower right canine
#27
Surface of the tooth toward the midline
Mesial
Takes materials to and from the oral cavity.
cotton pliers
Hollow area inside the root of the tooth which holds the pulp
Pulp canal