Phases
At this age the last deciduous exfoliates
What is age 12?
This the area located on the sides of the tongue on both left and right sides
What is the ventral of the tongue?
The portion of the crown we see when we look into the mouth
What is the Clinical Crown?
The area of the tooth where the crown and root join
What is the cervix of the tooth?
The hardest calcified substance in the human body
At this stage the tooth cells begin to grow and increase in number.
What is the Cap Stage? What is Proliferation?
This is a pear shaped pad located behind the the maxillary central incisors at the midline of the hard palate?
What is the incisive papillae?
The are where the tooth is embedded in the mouth
The thin compact bone that lines the alveolus
What is the lamina dura?
This substance is made up of calcium and phosphorus and is the largest substance of any tooth?
What is hydroxyapatite?
At this stage of the growth period the cells differentiate and become specialized
These papillae on the tongue are responsible for touch
What is filiform papillae?
The division on two roots
What is bifurcation?
What is the pulp?
These three things make up the attachment area of the tooth
What is cementum, alveolar process and periodontal ligaments?
This dentin forms after eruption
What is secondary dentin?
The interdental gingiva fills this area between two adjacent teeth
What is the interproximal embrasures?
The division of three roots
What is trifurcation?
Sharpey's fibers are embedded in the cementum on ones side and connect and embed themselves into this area of the tooth
What is the lamina dura?
This mucosa covers the soft palate, cheeks and lips
What is the lining mucosa?
This process is split into 3 primary phases.
Odontogensis
These irregular ridges of masticatory mucosa run laterally on the anterior of the hard palate
What is the Apex?
This attachment is located slightly above the CEJ
What is epithelial attachement?
This frenal attachment passes from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the ventral border of the tongue
What is the lingual attachment?