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Dental 101 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alveolar Process | Portion of the maxillary bone that forms the support for teeth of the maxillary arch |
| Articular Disc | Cushion of dense, specialized connective tissue that divides the articular space into upper and lower compartments; also known as the meniscus |
| Articular Eminence | Raised portion of the temporal bone just anterior to the glenoid fossa |
| Articular Space | Space between the capsular ligament & between the surfaces of the glenoid fossa and the condyle |
| Buccal | Structures to the inner cheek |
| Circumvallate Lingual Papillae | Tip and edges of your tongue; Papillae help you not only taste but detect temperature and touch |
| Condyloid Process | The posterior process of each ramus; articulates w/ a fossa in thee temporal bones to form the temporomandibular joint (mandibular condyle) |
| Coronal Suture | Line of articulation between the frontal bone and parietal bones |
| Cranium | 8 bones that cover & protect the brain |
| External Auditory Meatus | Bony passage of the outer ear |
| Foramen | Small round opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass; plural, foramina |
| Foramen Magnum | Large opening in the occipital bone that connects the vertical canal and the cranial cavity |
| Fossa | Hollow, grooved, or depressed area in a bone |
| Frontal | Region of the head pertaining to the forehead |
| Frontal Process | process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to articulate with the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit |
| Glenoid Fossa | area of the temporal bone where condyles of the mandible articulate with the skull |
| Greater Palatine Nerve | nerve that serves the posterior hard palate and the posterior lingual gingiva |
| Hamulus | Hook-shaped process |
| Infraorbital | region of the head below the orbital region |
| Lacrimal Bones | paired facial bones that help form the medial wall of the orbit |
| Lambdoid Suture | line of junction between the occipital and parietal bones |
| Lateral Pterygoid Plate | point of origin for internal and external pterygoid muscles |
| Lymphadenopathy | disease or swelling of the lymph nodes |
| Masseter | strongest and most obvious muscle of mastication |
| Mastoid Process | projection on the temporal bone located behind the ear |
| Maxillary Tuberosity | large, rounded area on the outer surface of the maxillary bones in the area of the posterior teeth |
| Meatus | External opening of a canal |
| Medial Pterygoid Plate | plate that ends in the hook-shaped Hamulus |
| Mental | region of the head pertaining to or located near the chin |
| Mental Protuberance | part of the mandible that forms the chin |
| Nasal | region of the head that pertains to or is located near the nose |
| Nasal Conchae | projecting structures found in each lateral wall of the nasal cavity and extending inward from the maxilla |
| Occipital | region of the head overlying the occipital bone and covered by the scalp |
| Oral | region of the head pertaining to or located near the mouth |
| Orbital | region of the head pertaining to or located around the eye |
| Ossicles | Bones in the middle ear |
| Parietal | pertaining to the walls of a body cavity |
| Parotid Duct | duct associated with the parotid salivary gland, which opens into the oral cavity at the parotid papilla |
| Process | prominence or projection on a bone |
| Pterygoid Process | process of the sphenoid bone, consisting of two plates |
| Sagittal Suture | suture that is located at the midline of the skull, where the two parietal bones are joined |
| Sphenoid Sinuses | Sinuses that are located in the sphenoid bone |
| Sternocleidomastoid | major cervical muscle |
| Styloid Process | process that extends from the undersurface of the temporal bone |
| Symphysis Menti | separation of the mandible at the chin that occurs at birth |
| Temporal | Region of the head superior to the zygomatic arch |
| Temporal Process | process that articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone to form the zygomatic arch, which creates the prominence of the cheek |
| Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) | joint on each side of head that allows movement of the mandible |
| Trapezius | Major cervical muscle |
| Trigeminal Nerve | nerve that is the primary source of innervation for the oral cavity |
| Zygomatic | region of the head pertaining to or located near the zygomatic bone (cheekbone) |
| Zygomatic Arch | arch formed when the temporal process of the zygomatic bone articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone |
| Zygomatic Process | process of the maxillary bones that extends upward to articulate with the zygomatic bone |
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