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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amlogenesis imperfecta | a hereditary form enamel hypocalcification |
| ankylosis | fusion of the cementum of a tooth with alveolar bone |
| anodontia | no teeth at all present in the law |
| cementoma | cementum tumor at root tip that destroys surrounding bone |
| concrescence | two adjacent teeth or roots that fuse by their cementum |
| congenital | occurring at or before birth may or may not be hereditary |
| congenitally missing | condition of having never been developed |
| conical tooth | a supernumerary tooth that is a cone shaped |
| curve of spee | anatomic line beginning at the tip of the canines and following the buccal cups of premolars and molars when viewed from the buccal aspect of the first molars |
| cusp of carebell | fifth lobe of a maxillary first molars |
| dens of dente | an invagination of the outer surface of the tooth crown turning inward on it self |
| dental caries | damage to a tooth that can happen can decay - causing bacteria in your mouth make acids that attack the tooth surfaces or enamel also called tooth decay , decay or cavities |
| dentinogenesis imperfect | hereditary imperfect dentin formation |
| development grooves | fine depressed lines in the enamel of a tooth that marks the union of the lobes of the crowns |
| development lobes | major growth centers of a tooth |
| dilacerated tooth | tooth with sharply bent root |
| distmolars | fourth molars |
| dwarfed root | tooth with very short root in comparison with the crown |
| edentulous | an area without the presence of teeth |
| enamel dysplasia | abnormaility of enamel |
| enamel fluorsis | a form of enamel hypocalcification where enamel is discolored because of an excess of fluoride in tooth structure |