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posted 10-19-2009 11:33 PM

Alveolus
A opening in your jaw-bone in which a tooth is attached.
Apex
The very bottom of the root of your tooth
Buccal
The tooth surface which is next to your cheeks. Usually only posterior teeth touch your cheeks, so people usually use the term "buccal" only when talking about your back teeth.
Cementum
A bony substance covering the root of a tooth.
Crown
The part of your tooth above your gum.
Cuspal
The chewing or tearing points of the cuspids, bicuspids, and molars.
Dentin
The calcium part of a tooth below the enamel containing the pulp chamber and root canals.
Enamel
A hard ceramic which covers the exposed part of your teeth.
Frenum
Small pieces of pink colored skin that attach your lips, cheeks and tongue to your mouth. Examples include the piece of skin under your tounge which sticks out when you pick up your tongue, and the piece of skin which sticks out when you pull out your lips.
Gingivae
Another name for your gums
Gums
The pink areas around your teeth
Pulp
The soft inner structure of a tooth, consisting of nerve and blood vessels
Pulp Chamber
The very inner part of your tooth containing nerve cells and blood vessels.
Pulp canal
Another name for the pulp chamber
Root
The part of your tooth in your gums

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