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Attrition The wear of teeth produced by normal use ; eg, Eat

The wear of tooth by physical agencies (tooth brush, tooth


Abrasion
pick)
Apex the tip of a tooth
Axial Pertaining to the long axis of the tooth in vertical axis
Bifurcation Division of root into two parts
Trifurcation Division of root into three parts
Facial the tooth surface that is next to the cheeks and lips
Lingual tooth surface that is next to tongue
Palatal tooth surface that is next to the palate (lelangit)
Mesial towards the midline
Distal away from the midline
Anterior the front tooth (incisors,canine)
Posterior the back tooth (premolars and molars)
Labial facial surface of anterior tooth
Buccal facial surface of posterior tooth
An extra cusp present on the lingual surface of the
Cusp of
mesiolingual cusp of upper 1st permanent molars and
Carabelli
upper 2nd decidious molars
Alveolar process
The part of maxilla and mandible which attaches the teeth
(bone)
Cervical line Line between crown and root
Cervics Narrow part of the tooth where root and crown join
Area of mesial and distal surface of a tooth which touches it
Contact area
neighbours in the same arch
Incisal cutting edge of anterior teeth
Occlusial chewing surface of the posterior teeth
mesial and distal surface of a tooth which touches it
Proximal
neighbours in the same arch
Interproximal spaces between the teeth filled with hard and sof tissue
space (interdental papilla)
Cingulum A bulbous convexity on the cervical third of anterior teeth
Cornu Projection of the pulp
Crenations Fine norches on a tooth surface
Anatomical
The enamel-covered part of the tooth
crown
Clinical crown The part of crown above the gingiva
An elevation on the crown of a tooth making up a divisional
Cusp
part of the occlusal surface
Diastema A space between adjacent teeth in the same jaw (gigi jarak)
Hardest tissue which covers the dentine of the anatomical
Enamel
crown
Dentine Main bulk of tooth; histologically similar to bone
Cementum covers root of tooth
Pulp Soft connective tissue that are covered with pulp cavity
The space inside a tooth containing of dental pulp and
Pulp cavity
canals
Periodontal Dense connective fibrous tissues that connect teeth to the
ligaments alveolar bone
Alveolar crest The highest tipof the alveolar process
Line angle Formed when two surfaces of tooth meet
Point angle Angle formed by the junction of three surfaces at a point
Lobe A mojor division of a tooth
Rounded prominences on the incisal edge of newly-erupted
Mamelons
incisors
Ridges A linear elevation on the surface of a tooth
The part of the root between the cervix and the point of
Root trunk
seperation of roots
An elongated valley in the surface of a tooth formed by the
Sulcus
inclines of adjacent cusps which meet at an angle
A small, rounded elevation on the surface of tooth (made
Tubercle
up of only enamel)
Vestibular Collective term for both labial and buccal
Resorption removal of the deciduous roots by erupting tooth
The process for the emergence of teeth thru the oral
Eruption
mucosa
The V-shaped spaces formed where teeth diverge from
Embrasure
contact points
Exfoliation The shedding of primary or deciduous teeth
Canine A swelling on the labial apsect of the maxilla caused by the
eminence big root of the canine
Fissure A developmental fault or cleft,
A rounded or angular depression or concavity on the
Fossa
surface of tooth
Pit A sharp pinpoint depression on the surface of enamel
Gingiva A tissue surrounding the tooth
Groove A shallow linear depression on the surface of a tooth
Root canal Pulp filled cavity in the root of tooth

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