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Alveolar Process: The hard bone that supports the teeth in there sockets. The bony process found throught the jaws.
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Anatomical Crown: The portion of the tooth seen within the mouth and also including that portion found under the gingival tissues.
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Anotomical root: softroot tissue founf within the anatomy of the ginviva.
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Apex: The area where the bottom of the root can be found
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Apical Foramen: the opening area of the root that receives nutrients from the body
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Cementum: Covers root portion of ther tooth. Helps connect the tooth to the bony portion of socket. Cells that form cementum are called cementoblast.
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Cervical neck line: The border between the clinical crown and gingival tissues.
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Clinical Crown: That portion of the tooth that is only seen from within the oral cavity
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Cortical Plate: The dense outer layer of bone covering on the alveolar bone. Functioning in the support of thr tooth in the socket.
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Dentin: A hard substance also, but not quite as hard as enamel. Composed of tubules to feed nutrients through. Cells that form dentin are called odontoblast.
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Enamel: A hard substance covering the clinical crown of the tooth. Cells that form enamel are ameloblasts. Can't repair itself.
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Lamina Dura: It is the dense inner layer of the bone thast forms on the inner portion of the socket
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Periodontal Ligament: A supportive membrane that helps connect tooth to socket. It contains cells which form cementum. It also yeilds a blood supplie.
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Pulp Chamber: Soft tissue portion of tooth, consist of nerve fibers and blood vessels. Most important function is formation of dentin. Odontoblast are produces here.
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Pulp Horns: The upper pointed portions of the pulp, found close to the dentin.
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Pulpal Root Canals: The portion of the pulp that reaches down through the anatomical root