Dental Careers
Dentist that you would see for removal of your wisdom teeth?
Oral Surgeon.
The hardest substance in the body
enamel
Rounded convex projections on the crown of the tooth
Cusps
Define endo
Internal; within
Term for a "silver" filling
Amalgam
Name for a root canal specialist?
Endodontist
This tooth tissue composes the majority of the tooth
dentin
A Depression or line that runs down the middle of a molar.
Groove
Define -itis
Inflammation of-
Term used to describe a "tooth colored filling"
Composite
What does a pedodontist do?
Treats children
This tooth tissue can only be found lining on the roots
Cementum
A Depression on the surface of a tooth
Fossa
What does Xero- mean?
Dry
This restoration covers the whole top of the tooth like a hat.
Crown
Doctor that specializes in crowns, bridges, veneers and other restorative work.
Prosthodontist
This tooth tissue is removed during a root canal procedure
Pulp
A convex line where two surfaces meet on the tooth is know as a....
Ridge
What is the term for the area that the roots of a multirooted tooth converge and meet?
Furcation
This restoration replaces a missing tooth by cementing something on top of the adjacent teeth that will fill in the empty space.
Bridge
Doctor who treats gum disease
Periodontist
These hold the tooth in its socket and help absorb impact from biting and chewing
Periodontal Ligament
Most Molars have 3 main "pits" or fossa what are the ones located mesial and distally called?
Triangular fossa
Terms for the very end of the tooths root
Apex
This can come in and out and replaces several teeth.
Partial Denture