and CORRECT Answers
Specializes in root canal - CORRECT ANSWER - Endodontists
Specializes in gum disease - CORRECT ANSWER - periodontist
specializes in children's teeth - CORRECT ANSWER - Pedodontist
corrects disease, injury or defects by surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - oral &
maxillofacial surgeon
specializes in prosthetics - CORRECT ANSWER - Prosthodontist
Specializes in alignment and straightening of teeth - CORRECT ANSWER - orthodontist
lower jaw that holds teeth - CORRECT ANSWER - mandible
The round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the mandible to open and close -
CORRECT ANSWER - condyles
A part of the mandible that turns towards the skull vertically to allow rotation of the TMJ in a
vertical direction - CORRECT ANSWER - ramus
Is one of two holes located on the front surface of the mandible between the 1st and 2nd
premolars that permits passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mental Foramen
Upper jaw that holds teeth - CORRECT ANSWER - Maxilla