Dental terminology

Question 1

The ______ ___ is covered in enamel. The . is what you see when you look in the mouth.

Answer 1

anatomical crown

Question 2

___ ___- the ___ that separates the crown from the root. The ____ between the two tissues (_____ & ______).
Also called the ___-____ junction of ___ or the ____ of the tooth.

Answer 2

cervical line/line/
junction/enamel & cementum/
cemento-enamel/ CEJ/cervix

Question 2

the _____ ___ is the portion of the tooth that is covered with ____, a bone-like substance that facilitates _____ of the tooth in its ___ ____. (the ______)
It is embedded in the jaw.

Answer 2

anatomical root/ cementum/anchorage/bony socket.
alveolus

Question 3

____ ___
the __ in the tooth that contains the __ or “nerve” of the tooth. it is in both the ____ and ___ portion.

Answer 3

Pulp cavity
space/pulp
crown/root

Question 4

____ ____
located in the ___ of the tooth directly ___ the ___.

Answer 4

pulp chamber/
crown/beneath/dentin