Dental Assisting Module 110

Cavity within the alveolar process that surrounds the root of a tooth.

Portion of the tooth that is covered with enamel.

Study of the shape and structure of the human body.

Natural opening in the root.

Internal surface of a cavity preparation positioned in the same vertical direction as the pulp within the tooth.

Specialized, calcified connective tissue that covers the anatomic root of a tooth.

The major support materal of the body

Hard portion of the rootthat surrounds the pulp and is covered by enamel on the crown and by cementum on the root.

The process by which the body adds new bone.

Term for the specialization function on cells

Farther away from the trunk of the body; opposite of proximal.

Cavity located in the back of the body.

Type of tissue thaat forms the covering of all body surfaces.

Thin, compact bone that lines yhe alveolar socket; also known as the cribriform plate.

Imaginary line that divides the patient's face into equal right and left sides.

A calcified column or rod.

Closer to the trunk of the body; opposite of distal

The body's processes of eliminating existing bone or hard tissue structure.

Dentin that forms after eruption and continues at a very slow rate throughout the life of the tooth.

The primitive mouth