Parts of the tooth
Top part of the tooth, visible part of the tooth.
What is the crown.
Hardest tissue in the body
What is enamel
Raises mandible and closes jaws.
What is temporal.
Zygomatic bone
What is zygomatic major.
The part of the tooth that connects the crown of the tooth to the root of the tooth
What is cervix (neck)
Contains the nerves and blood vessels, found in both the crown and root of the tooth.
What is pulp.
Closes and puckers lips; aids in chewing and speaking
What is orbicularis oris.
Incisive fossa of mandible
What is mentalis
Part of the tooth that helps us chew food and speak
What is the crown
Covers the roots of the teeth, yellow in color,
What is cementum.
This also raises mandible and closes jaw but is the posterior and medial side of zygomatic arch
What is masseter
Form muscle fibers around mouth; no skeletal attachment
What is Orbicularis oris.
Part of the tooth that helps anchor (stabilize) the tooth in the mandible/maxilla (jawbone)
What is roots
Makes up the majority of the tooth, harder than bone but not as hard as enamel.
What is dentin.
Compresses cheeks against teeth and retracts angle of mouth
What is buccinator
Posterior portion of alveolar processes of maxillary bone and mandible
What is buccinator.
The crown is the part of the tooth that is seen above the gumline and is used to ____ our ____ and ______ properly.
What is chew, food and speak.
Can be brittle
What is enamel
Draws angles of mouth upward and backward, as in laughing,
What is zygomatic major.
Superficial part: lower border of zygomatic arch
Deep part: posterior and medial side of zygomatic arch
What is masseter.