dentist vocab Flashcards
Alveolar crest
Highest point of the alveolar ridge
Alveolar socket
cavity within the alovelar process that surrounds the root of the tooth
Ameloblast
cells that for enamel
Anatomical crown
portion of tooth coverd with enamel
apex
tapperd end of each tooth tip
Apical foramen
natural opening in the tooth
cementoblast
cell that for cementum
cementoclast
cells that resorb cementome
cementum
specialized collective tissue that covers anatomic root of tooth
clinical crown
the portion of the tooth that can be seen in oral caviy
dental papilla
gingivae between teeth
dental sac
connective tissue that envelops developing tooth
dentin
hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp and is coverd with enamel
dentinal fiber
fibers found in dential tubles
dential tubles
microscopic canals found in dentin
deposition
the process of body adding a new bone
embryo
earliest stage of development
embryology
study of prenatal develoopment
Embryonic period
Stage of human development that occurs from the beginning of the second week to the end of the eighth week
Enamel tufts
The hypocalcified or uncalcified ends of groups of enamel prisms that start at the detinoenamel junction and may extend to the inner third of the enamel
Exfoliation
the normal process of shedding the primary teeth
Fetal period
Stage of human development that starts at the beginning of the ninth week and ends at birth
Fibroblast
Type of cell in connective tissue responsible for the formation of the intercellular substance of pulp
Gestation
Stage of human development that starts at fertilization and ends at birth
