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unit 7 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amelogenesis imperfecta | a hereditary form of enamel hypo calcification |
| Ankylosis | Fusion of the cementum of a tooth with alveolar bone |
| Anodontia | 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 |
| Congenital | occurring or before birth: may or may not be hereditary |
| 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 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 Carabell | fifth lobe of 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 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 Fluorosis | A form of enamel hypocalcification where enamel is discolored because of an excess of fluoride in the tooth structure |
| Enamel hypocalcification: | Enamel that is not as dense as regular enamel |
| Enamel hypoplasia | Enamel that is thin or pitted |
| Enamel Pearls | Small rounded elevations of enamel, usually developing in the bifurcations or trifurcations of teeth; considered abnormal structures |
| Eruptive stage | Period of eruption from the completion of crown formation until the teeth come into occlusion |
| Exfoliation | shedding or lose primary tooth |
| Extrinsic | Originating outside a structure |
| Familial tendency | When an anomaly occurs more frequently than usual in one family |
| Flexion | A bend or a twist in the root, not involving the crown. |
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