Teeth Flashcards
Visible part of tooth is called the _
Crown
Crown composed of a shell of hard, calcified material called _
Dentine
Dentine similar to compact bone but without _
Blood vessels
Dentine covered in thin layer of even harder material called _
Enamel
Socket of jaw bone called the _
Alveolus
Alveolus made of dentine, covered in layer of _
Cementum
_ anchors root to bone of alveolar socket
Collagen rich periodontal ligament
Inside tooth is _ containing soft connective tissue
Pulp cavity
Pulp cavity contains connective tissue and (2)
Blood vessels
Nerves
Pulp linked to jaw via _
Root
Lay out of adult’s teeth is same on _ and _ jaw
Upper
Lower
Each side of teeth is known as a _
Quadrant
Each quadrant has _ teeth
8
2 incisors, 1 canine, _ and _
2 premolars
3 molars
There are _ teeth in mouth
32
Children have _ with only one molar in each quadrant
20 milk teeth
