Dentistry Terminology Puzzle
Across
- 2. condition of short jaw
- 4. large shearing cheek teeth
- 7. outer layer of the root of the tooth
- 8. grinding of the teeth
- 11. toward the chewing surface of a tooth
- 13. recording the results of a dental exam in the medical record
- 15. toward the rear of the tooth row
- 18. a dental tool that is triangular in cross section used for supragingival scaling
- 20. falling off subject to being shed, baby teeth
- 21. toward the tip of the root of the tooth
- 22. below the gums
Down
- 1. hard white substance covering the dentin of the crown of the tooth
- 3. tartar, mineralized plaque
- 5. instrument for weakening the attachment of the tooth to the socket in an extraction procedure
- 6. branch of dentistry dealing with correction of malocclusion
- 9. toward the palate
- 10. a benign tumor arising from the periodontal membranes
- 12. branch of dentistry dealing with the diseases and treatment of tooth pulp, root and periapical tissues
- 14. tooth socket within the bone
- 16. toward the cheek
- 17. a groove between the gingiva and tooth
- 19. a dental tool with a rounded back and one sharp edge used for subgingival scaling