dentist vocab

Question 1

Alveolar crest

Answer 1

Highest point of the alveolar ridge

Question 2

Alveolar socket

Answer 2

cavity within the alovelar process that surrounds the root of the tooth

Question 3

Ameloblast

Answer 3

cells that for enamel

Question 4

Anatomical crown

Answer 4

portion of tooth coverd with enamel

Question 5

apex

Answer 5

tapperd end of each tooth tip

Question 6

Apical foramen

Answer 6

natural opening in the tooth

Question 7

cementoblast

Answer 7

cell that for cementum

Question 8

cementoclast

Answer 8

cells that resorb cementome

Question 9

cementum

Answer 9

specialized collective tissue that covers anatomic root of tooth

Question 10

clinical crown

Answer 10

the portion of the tooth that can be seen in oral caviy

Question 11

dental papilla

Answer 11

gingivae between teeth

Question 12

dental sac

Answer 12

connective tissue that envelops developing tooth

Question 13

dentin

Answer 13

hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp and is coverd with enamel

Question 14

dentinal fiber

Answer 14

fibers found in dential tubles

Question 15

dential tubles

Answer 15

microscopic canals found in dentin

Question 16

deposition

Answer 16

the process of body adding a new bone

Question 17

embryo

Answer 17

earliest stage of development

Question 18

embryology

Answer 18

study of prenatal develoopment

Question 19

Embryonic period

Answer 19

Stage of human development that occurs from the beginning of the second week to the end of the eighth week

Question 20

Enamel tufts

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Exfoliation

Answer 21

the normal process of shedding the primary teeth

Question 22

Fetal period

Answer 22

Stage of human development that starts at the beginning of the ninth week and ends at birth

Question 23

Fibroblast

Answer 23

Type of cell in connective tissue responsible for the formation of the intercellular substance of pulp

Question 24

Gestation

Answer 24

Stage of human development that starts at fertilization and ends at birth

Question 25

Histology

Answer 25

The study of the structure and function of body tissues on a microscopic level

Question 26

Hydroxyapatite

Answer 26

Mineral compound that is the principal inorganic component of bone and teeth