Periodontium
This type of mucosa has a rubbery texture and resiliency
Masticatory Mucosa
This type of cementum has no embedded cementocytes.
Acellular Cementum
What is known as the secretory end of each ameloblast that faces the dentinoenamel junction?
Tomes Process
What lies between the epithelium and connective tissue in the oral mucosa?
Basement membrane
The MOST permeable section of the gingiva is considered the ______
Junctional Epithelium
This structure includes the hard and soft dental tissue, including parts of the tooth and surrounding bone.
Periodontium
Which bone of the jaw consists of cancellous or spongy bone?
Trabecular Bone
Which permanent teeth show the most attrition of enamel over time?
First Molars
What is the most common cell found in the lamina propria of the oral mucosa?
Fibroblasts
This cytokine will extend through the gingival epithelial cell membrane to recognize bacterial endotoxins to mobilize the inflammatory response. What is this cytokine?
Toll-like Receptors (TLR4)
The alveolar process between two neighboring teeth is specifically called _____
interdental Bone
What is another term that describes the alveolar bone proper?
Cribifrom Plate
Which type of pulp structure is formed when Hertwig epithelial root sheathe encounters a blood vessel?
Accesory Canal
What type of oral mucosa includes the lingual papilla of the dorsal and lateral borders of the tongue?
Specialized Mucosa
The dentogingival junction is the junction between the gingival tissue and the ______
Tooth Surface
Remnants of Hertwig epithelial root sheathe found in the periodontal ligament are known as _____
Epithelial Rests of Malassez
Which type of dental tissue provides vascular nutrition for the tooth's cementum?
Periodontal Ligament
What type of cells are NOT renewable during the lifetime of the tooth?
Ameloblasts
Deposits of sebum from misplaced sebaceous glands are known as:
Fordyce Granule/Spots
Secretory cells are found in groups called _____
Acini
On radiographs, the periodontal ligament appears as a ______
Radiolucent space around the cribiform plate
The most common type of connective tissue fiber found in the periodontal ligament is?
Collagen
Enamel ____ form the crystaline structural unit of enamel
Rods
Pinpoint depressions on the surface of the gingiva resembling an "orange peel" are called?
Stippling
When the pharyngeal tonsils become enlarged as seen in children, they are considered ____
Adenoids