Dental Anatomy Key Terms

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Across
  1. 2. the center part of a tooth comprised of connective tissue, blood vessels, and cells.
  2. 3. are the first set of teeth that humans and other mammals develop.
  3. 6. the line between your two upper front teeth and your two lower front teeth.
  4. 7. refers to the anatomical area of teeth, usually covered by enamel.
  5. 9. Major elevation on the masticatory surfaces of canine and posterior teeth.
  6. 12. Bottom teeth.
  7. 15. incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.
  8. 21. the part of the gingiva that exists coronal to the free gingival margin on the buccal and lingual surfaces of the teeth.
  9. 22. the part of the gingiva that exists coronal to the free gingival margin on the buccal and lingual surfaces of the teeth.
  10. 24. Facial landmark commonly called the "bridge" of the nose.
  11. 25. a conical pointed tooth especially : one situated between the lateral incisor and the first premolar.
  12. 26. Toward the front surface.
  13. 27. the flat teeth at the rear of the mouth.
  14. 28. the area of union of the cementum and enamel at the cervical region of the tooth.
  15. 29. Band of tissue that passes from the facial oral mucosa at the midline of the arch to the midline of the inner surface of the lip.
Down
  1. 1. the protective, outer covering of your tooth.
  2. 2. a tooth situated between the canine and the molar teeth. An adult human normally has eight, two in each jaw on each side.
  3. 4. Specialized, calcified connective tissue that covers the anatomic root of a tooth.
  4. 5. formally separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavities, forming the floor of the nasal cavity and the roof of the oral cavity.
  5. 8. Pear-shaped projection at the end of the soft palate.
  6. 10. the first teeth to erupt in the pediatric patient.
  7. 11. Top teeth.
  8. 13. makes up the posterior third of the palate and is a posterior continuation of the hard palate.
  9. 14. Tapered end of each root tip.
  10. 16. Hard portion of of the root that surrounds the pulp and is covered by enamel on the crown and by cementum on the root.
  11. 17. a narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting. In humans there are four incisors in each jaw.
  12. 18. Toward the back.
  13. 19. asymmetric ridges of connective tissue located behind the incisive papilla over the anterior hard palate.
  14. 20. 1/4 of the mouth.
  15. 23. Natural teeth in the dental arch.