Across
- 2. Also referred to as “tartar,” calculus is dental biofilm that has been mineralized primarily with calcium and phosphorus and occurs on the teeth and prosthetic appliances worn in the mouth
- 4. Crystalline mineral component of bones and teeth that contains calcium and phosphate
- 6. Not made up of or containing cells
- 7. Inhibitor of calcification that occurs in parotid saliva of humans in variable amounts; anticalculus component of “tartar-control” dentifrices
- 9. Without definite shape or visible differentiation in structure
- 10. White blood corpuscle capable of amoeboid movement; functions to protect the body against infection and disease
Down
- 1. Nucleus, focus, point of origin
- 3. Heterotrophic microorganism that lives and grows in complete (or almost complete) absence of oxygen
- 5. A surrounding framework, enabling development in a structured manner
- 8. Heterotrophic microorganism that can live and grow in the presence of free oxygen