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DA Chapter 8 FINAL

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The softest tooth structure is the?   Cementum  
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The vertical groove on the midline of the upper lip is called?   Philtrum  
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A tooth emerging from the gums is called?   Eruption  
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The structure of the tooth that covers the outside of the crown is called the?   Enamel  
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Name the connective tissue that is formed by the fibroblast cells and secures the tooth into the socket by a number of organized fiber groups?   Periodontal Ligaments (PDL)  
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The hardest living tissue in the body is?   Enamel  
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Primary teeth may erupt with a covering over the enamel, called?   Nasmyth's Membrane  
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What is softer than enamel but harder than cementum and bone?   Dentin  
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________ tubules pass through the entire surface of the tooth.   Dentinal  
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The most pronounced stained contour line, which occurs due to the trauma of birth, is?   Neonatal Line  
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What is the function of the pulp?   Nourishes and supports dentin  
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The pulp is partially made from ________, cells from which connective tissue evolves.   Fibroblast  
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If the pulp is damaged due to an injury,the tissue may become inflamed, causing?   Pulpitis  
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The ________ consists of portions of the tooth structure, supporting hard and soft dental tissues, and the alveolar bone.   Periodontum  
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Name the characteristics of cementum...   Softer than dentin and enamel, Lighter than dentin, Darker than enamel, Coarser. covers the root  
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The collagen fibers that act as anchors between the alveolar bone and teeth are called?   Sharpey Fibers  
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The cells that remodel and resorb bone are called?   Osteoclasts  
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On a dental radiograph, the radiopaque line, or ________ represents the thin, compact alveolus bone lining the socket.   Lamina Dura  
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The periodontal ligament, like all connective tissue, is formed by ________ cells.   Fibroblast  
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________ mucosa flows into the tissue of the cheeks, lips and floor of the mandible.   Alveolor  
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What is signs of healthy gums or gingiva?   Firm, Tight, Stippled, Pink  
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Free gingiva is also known as?   Marginal  
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The mucogingival junction is the line of demarcation between the _______ gingiva and ________ mucosa.   Attached, Aveolor  
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The space between the unattached gingiva and the tooth is the?   Gingival Sulcus  
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In the floor of the gingival sulcus, athe ________ attachment attaches to the enamel surface of the teeth.   Epithelial  
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In a healthy mouth, the gingival sulcus space would not exceed _____ millimeters in depth.   1-3  
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T/F Healthy gums have shiny slick surface.   True  
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What gives some teeth their yellow tone?   Cementum  
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What tissue gives sensory function?   Pulp  
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At the________. two cortical bone plates come together between each tooth.   Alveolar crest  
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Define Intertubular dentin...   Found between the tubules  
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Define Circumpulpal dentin...   Layer of dentin surrounding the pulp  
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Define Primary dentin...   Forms the bulk of the tooth  
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Define secondary dentin...   Forms after completion of the apical foramen  
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Define tertiary dentin...   repairs and is reactive to irritation.  
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