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orthodontist - ✔✔braces specialist
endodontist - ✔✔root canal specialist
periodontist - ✔✔gum disease specialist
oral and maxillofacial surgeon - ✔✔corrects disease, injury, or defects by surgery
prosthodontist - ✔✔prosthetic specialist
pedodontist - ✔✔children specialists
mandible - ✔✔lower jaw
maxilla - ✔✔upper jaw
condyles - ✔✔end of tmj allowing mandible to open and close
mental foramen - ✔✔two holes on the front surface of the mandible
ramus - ✔✔part of mandible that allows rotation of the tmj
TMJ - ✔✔joint that allows movement of the the mandible
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, anterior - ✔✔toward the front
posterior - ✔✔toward the back
medial - ✔✔toward or near the the midline of the body
lateral - ✔✔toward the outer left and right of the body
labial frenulum - ✔✔band of tissue on the inside of the lips that attach to the center of
the maxillary and mandibular arch
lingual frenulum - ✔✔skin that extends from the floor of the mouth underneath the
tongue
hard palate - ✔✔the gingiva underlying the root of the mouth
soft palate - ✔✔the skin posterior to the hard palate that moves freely
uvula - ✔✔the pear shaped projection at the end of the soft palate
tonsil - ✔✔lymphatic tissue located on each side of the throat
buccal vestibule - ✔✔the area between the cheek and the teeth
submandibular gland - ✔✔gland under the tongue that secretes salvia
Apex - ✔✔the tapered end of each root tip where the nerve exits the tooth
bone - ✔✔hard tissue that the teeth reside in
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orthodontist - ✔✔braces specialist
endodontist - ✔✔root canal specialist
periodontist - ✔✔gum disease specialist
oral and maxillofacial surgeon - ✔✔corrects disease, injury, or defects by surgery
prosthodontist - ✔✔prosthetic specialist
pedodontist - ✔✔children specialists
mandible - ✔✔lower jaw
maxilla - ✔✔upper jaw
condyles - ✔✔end of tmj allowing mandible to open and close
mental foramen - ✔✔two holes on the front surface of the mandible
ramus - ✔✔part of mandible that allows rotation of the tmj
TMJ - ✔✔joint that allows movement of the the mandible
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, anterior - ✔✔toward the front
posterior - ✔✔toward the back
medial - ✔✔toward or near the the midline of the body
lateral - ✔✔toward the outer left and right of the body
labial frenulum - ✔✔band of tissue on the inside of the lips that attach to the center of
the maxillary and mandibular arch
lingual frenulum - ✔✔skin that extends from the floor of the mouth underneath the
tongue
hard palate - ✔✔the gingiva underlying the root of the mouth
soft palate - ✔✔the skin posterior to the hard palate that moves freely
uvula - ✔✔the pear shaped projection at the end of the soft palate
tonsil - ✔✔lymphatic tissue located on each side of the throat
buccal vestibule - ✔✔the area between the cheek and the teeth
submandibular gland - ✔✔gland under the tongue that secretes salvia
Apex - ✔✔the tapered end of each root tip where the nerve exits the tooth
bone - ✔✔hard tissue that the teeth reside in
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