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  1. "tongue tied" high lingual frenum close to the tip of the tongue
    ankylogossia
  2. tooth that is fused to teh bone; usually primary teeth
    ankylosed tooth
  3. congenital absence of teeth
    anodontia
  4. marked deviation from the normal
    anomaly
  5. site of union of two corresponding parts; corner of the lips (libial commissure)
    commissures
  6. condition where two teeth are joined by cementum
    concresence
  7. present and existing from birth
    congenital
  8. cavity lined by epithelium and enclosed in connective tissue capsules
    cyst
  9. "tooth within a tooth"; enamel invaginates into the dentin
    dens in dente
  10. the formation of dentin
    dentinogenesis
  11. distinguishing one thing form another
    differentiation
  12. abnormal bend or curve in the root of a tooth
    dilaceration
  13. union of two adjacent tooth germs
    fusion
  14. tooth germ tries to divide itself
    gemination
  15. partial anodontia; loss or lack of some teeth
    hypodontia
  16. teeth cannot erupt into the oral cavity
    impacted teeth
  17. abnormally large teeth
    macrodontia
  18. abnormally small teeth
    microdontia
  19. small solid mass detected through palpation
    nodule
  20. preference
    predilection
  21. caused by an abnormality in the genetic make-up transmitted form parent to offspring through the egg or sperm
    inherited disorders
  22. one present at birth
    congenital disorder
  23. primitive oral cavity
    stomodeum
  24. tooth development-5th week of embryonic life
    odontogenesis
  25. the formation of dentin
    dentinogenesis
  26. the formation of enamel
    amelogenesis
  27. the formation of cementum
    cementogenesis
  28. removal of a portion of a frenum
    frenectomy
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