Unit 1 - The Tooth Flashcards
Outermost tissue of the tooth
Enamel
Makes up the bulk of the tooth
Dentin
Dentin forming cells
Odontoblasts
Made up by pulp chamber and root canal
Pulp cavity
The space in the center of the crown of a tooth occupied by the major portion of the dental pulp, mainly coronal pulp
Pulp chamber
Extension of pulp tissue into a thin point of the pulp chamber in the tooth crown
Pulp horns
The portion of the pulp located in the crown portion of the tooth
Coronal pulp
Pulp located in the root area of tooth
Radicular pulp
Tissues of the tooth
Enamel, Dentin, Cementum, and Pulp
Hard tissues of the tooth
Enamel, Dentin, Cementum
Soft tissue of the tooth
Pulp
Tissue inside tooth consisting of blood vessels and nerve
Pulp
Hard tissue of the tooth that covers the root of the tooth
Cementum
The junction between dentin and enamel
Dentinoenamel Junction (DEJ)
The junction between dentin and cementum
Dentinocemental Junction (DCJ)
Hard calcified tissue that covers the anatomic crown portion of the tooth. It surrounds the dentin
Enamel
Hardest tissue in the human body
Enamel
Hard calcified tissue making up the bulk of the tooth; light yellow, very porous
Dentin
Enamel forming cells
Ameloblasts
Root portion of pulp cavity; contains radicular pulp
Pulp canal (Root Canal)
The junction line between the enamel layer and the cementum layer of the tooth
Cementoenamel Junction (CEJ)
The identifiable line around the external surface of a tooth where the enamel and cementum meet (CEJ)
Cervical line
Tooth tissue with 96% inorganic composition
Enamel
Tooth tissue with 70% inorganic composition
Dentin
Hard tooth tissue with the capability of repair and insulates pulp
Dentin
Main inorganic component of enamel and dentin. It is made up by salts of calcium and phosphates
Hydroxyapatite
Imaginary line that divides the body into right and left halves
Midline
The anterior teeth includes the:
Central incisors, Lateral incisors, and Canines
Posterior teeth includes:
Premolars and Molars
Surface closest to the midline
Mesial surface
The surface of a tooth farthest from the midline
Distal surface
Upper arch is called
Maxillary arch
Lower arch is called
Mandibular arch
The lower teeth are set in the
Mandible
The upper teeth are set in the
Maxilla (Maxillary bone)
Area of a tooth adjoining a tooth (M,D)
Proximal area
Types of teeth:
Incisors, Canines, Premolars, Molars
Incisors are used for
Biting and cutting food
Canines are used for
Cutting and tearing food
Premolars are used for
Grasping, tearing, and pulverizing food