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unit/module 7 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amelogenesis imperfecta | a hereditary form of enamel hypocalcifocation |
| Anlylosis | fusion of the cementum of a tooth with aveolar bone |
| Andontia | no teeth at all present in the jaw |
| Bicuspids | same as premolars |
| cementoma | cementum tumor at root tip that destroys surrounding bone |
| concrescence | two adjacent teeth or roots that fuse by their cementum |
| congenitally missing | condition of having never been developed |
| conical tooth | a supernumerary tooth that is cone shaped |
| curve of spee | anatomic line beginning at the top of the canines and following the buccal cusps of premolars and molars when viewed from the buccal aspect of the first molar. |
| cusp of carbelli | firth lobe of a maxillary first molar |
| dens in dente | an invagination of the outer surface of the tooth crown turning inward on itself. |
| dental caries | damage to a tooth that can happen when decay- causing bacteria in your mouth make acids that attack the tooth's surface, or enamel. Also called tooth decay, decay or cavities |
| dentinogenesis imperfecta | hereditary imperfect dentin formation |
| developmental grooves | fine depressed lines in the enamel lines in the enamel of a tooth that mark the union of the lobes of the crown |
| 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 flurosis | a form of enamel hypocalcification where enamel is discolored because of an excess of fluoride in the tooth structure |