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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amelogensis imperfecta | a hereditary form of enamel hypocalcification |
| ankylosis | fusion of the cementum of a tooth with alveolar bone |
| anodontia | no teeth at all present in the jaw |
| bicuspids | same as premolars |
| cemetoma | cementum tumor at root tip that destroys surrounding bone |
| concresence | two adjacent teeth or roots that fuse by their cemetum |
| congenital | occuring at or before birth may or may not be hereditary |
| congenitally missing | condition of having never be developed |
| conical tooth | a supernumerary tooth that is coned shaped |
| curve of spee | anatomic line beginning at the tip of the canines and following the buccal cusps of premolars and molars when viewed from the buccal aspect of the first molars |
| cusp of carabeli | fifth lobe of a maxillary first molar |
| dens in dente | an invagination of the outer surface of the tooth crown turning inward itself |
| dental caries | damage to a tooth that can happen when decay causing bacteria in your mouth makes acids that attach the tooth s surface or enamel also called tooth decay, decay or cavities |
| dentinogenesis imperfecta | hereditary imperfect dentin formation |
| developmental lobes | major growth centers of a tooth |
| dilacerated tooth | tooth with sharply bent root |
| distomolar | fourth molars |
| dwarfed root | tooth with very short roots in comparison with the crown |
| edentulous | an area without the presence of teeth |
| enamel dysplasia | abnormality of enamel growths |
| enamel fluorosis | a form of enamel hypocalficication where enamel is discolored because of an excess of fluroride in the tooth structure |
| enamel hy |