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| The part of the jaw bone in which the teeth are set (i.e. tooth socket) |
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| Arrangement of teeth in an arch (upper or lower jaw) |
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| The wearing away of teeth during normal use |
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| abnormal shortness of the lower jaw |
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| Short or low-crowned with well developed roots |
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| filing equine teeth with instruments |
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| Movement of the upper and lower jaws during mastication |
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| Abnormal contact of the upper and lower teeth that interferes with a normal chewing pattern |
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| Nerve that responds to stimuli of touch, pressure, and vibration |
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| Contact surface of the molar teeth of the upper and lower jaws |
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| the relation of the upper and lower molar teeth when in contact |
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| Columnar cells on the outer surface of the tooth pulp |
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| Situated or occurring around a tooth |
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| Surrounding the root of a tooth |
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| Abnormal protrusion of a jaw |
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| An extra permanent tooth, not part of the regular permanent dentition |
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| An operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull |
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| Toward the tongue in the lower arcade |
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| Occlusal/Occlusing/Masticating Surface |
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| Contact points of opposing teeth |
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| Toward the palate in the upper arcade |
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| Up to one-third of the occlusal surface of a tooth projects ventrally beyond the occlusal surface; this occurs primarily on maxillary second premolars or madibular third molars |
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| The crowns on mandibular molars become progressively longer toward the back of the mouth |
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| The crowns of the cheek teeth alternate gradually between being too long or too short, creating convex and concave changes in the occlusal surface; this condition may be initiated by retained caps or missing teeth |
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| This condition occurs when a tooth is missing and the adjacent teeth move to fill in the gap, creating a disparity in length between the upper and lower arcades causing teeth or parts of theeth to lose occlusion and therefore, overgrow, creating the step-like appearance. |
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| Tall or long teeth usually develop from lack of occlusion which is caused by loss of the opposing tooth |
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| Remnants of first premolars in maxillary arcade and are seldom present on the mandibular arcade |
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| Retained deciduous premolars |
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| Rounding and smoothing the upper and lower second premolars (106, 206, 306, 406) to accomodate the bit in the mouth more comfortably |
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| an arched frame that eliminates interference to the mouth when using dental equipment. Do not leave open more than 20 min at a time. |
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| Main purpose of floating teeth? |
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| maintain symmetry and balance of the arcades |
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| at birth and again at 6 mos. |
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| Age horse has a full set of permanent teeth? |
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