Chapter 21, Terms in Dental Practice, pages 634 & 635

Question 1

Bicuspid

Answer 1

Fourth an fifth tooth from the median of the jawline with two cusps.

Question 2

Canine

Answer 2

Cuspid.

Question 3

Cementum

Answer 3

Bony material surrounding the root of the tooth.

Question 4

Central incisor

Answer 4

Tooth on either side of the center jawline.

Question 5

Crown

Answer 5

Part of the tooth projecting above the jawline.

Question 6

Cusp

Answer 6

Sharp-pointed tooth projection.

Question 7

Cuspid

Answer 7

Third tooth from the middle line of the jawline with a cusp.

Question 8

Deciduous teeth

Answer 8

Primary teeth.

Question 9

Dentin

Answer 9

Inner bony layer of the crown of a tooth.

Question 10

Dentist

Answer 10

Practitioner trained in dentistry.

Question 11

Enamel

Answer 11

Glossy, hard, white outer covering of teeth.

Question 12

Eyetooth

Answer 12

Cuspid.

Question 13

First bicuspid

Answer 13

Fourth tooth from the midline of the jawline.

Question 14

First molar

Answer 14

Sixth tooth from the midline of the jawline.

Question 15

Gingivae

Answer 15

Gum tissue.

Question 16

Gums

Answer 16

Dense fibrous tissue that attaches to and surrounds the necks of the teeth and adjacent alveolar bone of the jaw inside the oral cavity.

Question 17

Incisor

Answer 17

First and second tooth next to the midline of the jawline.

Question 18

Lateral incisor

Answer 18

Second tooth from the midline of the jawline.

Question 19

Molar

Answer 19

Any of the three teeth at the back of the mouth furthest from the midline of the jawline.

Question 20

Pedodontist

Answer 20

Dentist specializing in the treatment of children’s teeth.

Question 21

Permanent teeth

Answer 21

Second set of teeth that erupt at regular intervals starting at around age 6.

Question 22

Premolar

Answer 22

Molar in primary teeth.

Question 23

Primary teeth

Answer 23

First set of teeth that erupt at regular intervals between six months and age 3.

Question 24

Pulp

Answer 24

Connective tissue, blood vessels, and the nerves that fill the pulp cavity. The life source of the tooth.

Question 25

Pulp cavity

Answer 25

Center portion of a tooth.

Question 26

Root

Answer 26

Portion of the tooth that lies below the jawline.

Question 27

Root canal

Answer 27

Tubular structure holding blood vessels and nerves between the pulp cavity and the jawline.

Question 28

Second bicuspid

Answer 28

Fifth tooth from the midline of the jawline.

Question 29

Second molar

Answer 29

Second to last tooth at the back of the mouth.

Question 30

Secondary teeth

Answer 30

Permanent teeth.

Question 31

Socket

Answer 31

Bony space in the jawline out of which teeth erupt above the jawline.

Question 32

Third molar

Answer 32

Molar furthest from the midline of the jawline.