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Terms 41-60

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Centric Relationship
Describing the relationship of the lower jaw when all associated muscles are in balance
Cervix
The neck of the tooth
Cingulum
The lingual lobe of an anterior tooth located in the cervical 1/3 of the lingual surface
Cleft Palate
The failure of the parts of the palate to join together properly during prenatal development
Composite
A resin based tooth colored restorative material
Concave
Curved, depressed area
Contact area
The point of the proximal surface of a tooth where it touches a neighboring tooth
Convex
Curving outward
Coronal
Crown of a tooth
Crown
That part of the tooth which covered with enamel and which is normally visible in the mouth
Crown of the tooth
part covered with enamel. Anatomical-complete crown covered with enamel; clinical-part of the crown visible in the oral cavity.
Cuspid
canine tooth
Cusp of carabelli
The 5th cusp of the upper first permanent molar
Decidious
That which is to be shed (primary dentition)
Dentin
Dentin is related to bone but differs from it in absence of included cells. Its makes up the bulk of the tooth
Dentition
The natural teeth in their normal positions in the mouth
Dento-Enamel Junction
That junction of the inner surface of the enamel crown with the dentin
Denture
A removable appliance used to replace all of the teeth in an edentlous arch
Developmental Groove
The joining of two enamel lobes during the formation of the tooth
Diagnostic Casts
See study models, A three-dimensional record of the patients mouth
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