OROFACIAL ANATOMY FINAL EXAM

OROFACIAL ANATOMY FINAL EXAM

Deposition - Answer -The process by which the body adds new bone

Osteoblasts - Answer -Cells that form bone

Three primary periods of odontogenesis - Answer -Growth, calcification, and eruption

Cells that develop enamel - Answer -ameloblasts

Cells that develop dentin - Answer -odontoblasts

Cells that develop cementum - Answer -cementoblasts

Eruption - Answer -The movement of a tooth into its functional position in the oral cavity

Exfoliation - Answer -The normal process by which primary teeth are lost as permanent
teeth develop

Succedaneous - Answer -Permanent teeth that replace primary teeth

Non-succedaneous - Answer -

Clinical crown - Answer -The portion of the tooth that is visible in the mouth

Anatomical Crown - Answer -The portion of the tooth that is covered with enamel

The shape of the apex of a tooth - Answer -Tapered end

Enamel - Answer --The hardest material in the body
-Translucent
-Does not contain cells that are capable of remodeling or repair

Dentin - Answer --Makes up the main portion of the tooth structure
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Cementum - Answer --Capable of some repair but does not resorb and form again
-Anchors the tooth to the bony socket with attachment fibers within the peridontium

Pulp - Answer --Made up of blood vessels and nerves that enter the pulp chamber
through the apical foramen

Alveolar process - Answer -Extensions of bone from the body of the mandible and the
maxilla, which support the teeth in their functional positions within the jaws