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| portion of the tooth normally visible in the mouth and covered with enamel |
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| portion of the tooth that is located in the bone and not normally visible |
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| the neck of the tooth, the area where the crown joins the root or enamel joins the cementum |
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| portion of the tooth that is covered with enamel |
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| portion of the tooth that is visible in the mouth. Extends from the occlusal or incisal edge to the crest of the free gingiva |
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| surface of the tooth farthest from the midline |
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| surfaces closest to the face |
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| facial surfaces of the anterior teeth closest to the lip |
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| facial surfaces of the posterior teeth closest to the cheek |
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| surfaces closest to the tongue |
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| relating to the biting surface |
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| biting surface of the anterior teeth |
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| nearest to the point of attachment |
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| triangular space between two adjoining surfaces |
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| the portion of the proximal surface of a tooth that touches the adjacent tooth |
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| a pointed extremity of a structure. |
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| an angle formed by the joining of 2 surfaces |
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| area on a tooth where 3 surfaces meet |
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| hard tissue that covers the crown of the tooth. |
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| Covers the root of the tooth, has same density as bone |
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| makes up major portion of the crown and the root of the tooth. |
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| Center of the tooth, contains soft tissue, nerves and blood vessles |
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| located in the crown of the tooth |
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| small peaks of pulp attached to the pulp chamber |
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| Together the pulp chamber and pulp canal make up the pulp cavity |
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| hole in the apex of the root |
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| surrounds the root of the tooth made of fibers and ligaments, sharpy's fibers |
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| portion of the bone that surrounds the root and teeth |
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| surrounds the cervix and fills the inter-proximal space. unattached on the inner surface, creating a sulcus |
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| adheres to the bone at the free gingival margin. |
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| this loosely attached mucosa covering the alveolar bone |
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| where the attached gingiva and the aveolar mucosa meet |
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