 | Term | Definition |
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Incisors |
front main biting teeth |
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Canines |
help incisors bite into food (cuspids) |
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Premolars |
Bicuspid |
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Molars |
wisdom teeth |
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Attrition |
small amounts of enamel that wear away as a person gets older |
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Eruption |
appearing in the mouth |
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Deciduous teeth |
baby teeth |
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Impacted teeth |
a tooth that is in between jawbone and gum |
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Anterior teeth |
teeth towards the front |
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Posterior teeth |
teeth towards the back |
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Exfoliation |
shedding process of primary teeth |
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Denturist |
Deals with fitting dentures |
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Sinus |
hollow space |
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Frenulum linguae |
fold under tongue which limits movement |
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Cusps |
round surfaces of posterior teeth |
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Pulp |
innermost layer of the tooth |
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Dentin |
makes up the bulk of the tooth |
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Odontoblasts |
specialized cells that produce more dentin |
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Enamel |
covering of tooth |
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Periodontal ligament |
holds tooth in place |
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Crown |
part of the tooth that you can see |
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Anatomic root |
tooth root |
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Alveolus |
bony socket in which tooth is held |
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Buccal |
adjacent to cheek |
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Lingual |
adjacent to tongue |
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Occlusal |
mashing surfaces of posterior teeth |
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Distal |
farthest from midline |
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Labial |
adjacent to lip and cheek |
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Incisal |
front teeth that rip into food |
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Panorex |
extra orall x-rays of the mouth |
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Full mouth series |
x-rays of entire mouth |
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Bitewing radiographs |
x-rays between two teeth |
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Periapical |
individual x-ray disclosing entire tooth |
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Prophylaxis |
professional cleaning |
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32 |
number of teeth inthe adult dentition |
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16 |
number of permanent teeth in each arch |
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8 |
number of teeth in each quadrant |
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5 |
number of posterior teeth in each quadrant |
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3 |
number of anterior teeth in each quadrant |
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maxilla |
upper jaw |
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mandible |
lower jaw |
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