DEN100 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Bicanineate | two-cusp type of mandibular second premolar |
| Bifurcated | Divided into 2 |
| Canine Eminence | external vertical bony ridge on the labial surface of the canines |
| Central Groove | most prominent developmental groove on the posterior teeth |
| Cingulum | raised, rounded area on the cervical third of the lingual surface |
| Cusp | major elevation on the masticatory surfaces of canines and posterior teeth |
| Cusp of Carabelli | fifth supplemental cusp found lingual to the mesiolingual cusp |
| Diastema | space or gap between two teeth |
| Fossa | wide, shallow depression on the lingual surfaces of anterior teeth |
| Furcation | area between two or more root branches |
| Imbrication Line | slight ridges that run mesiodistally in the cervical third of the teeth |
| Incisal Edge | ridge on permanent incisors that appears flattened on labial, lingual, or incisal view after tooth eruption |
| Inclined Cuspal Planes | sloping areas between the cusp ridges |
| Mamelon | rounded enamel extension on the incisal ridges of incisors |
| Marginal Groove | developmental groove that crosses a marginal ridge and serves as a spillway, allowing food to escape during mastication |
| Marginal Ridge | rounded, raised border on the mesial and distal portions of the lingual surfaces of anterior teeth and the occlusal table of posterior teeth. |
| Molars | teeth located in the posterior aspect of the upper and lower jaws |
| Morphology | study of form and shape, as of the teeth |
| Nonsuccedaneous | pertaining to a permanent tooth that does not replace a primary tooth |
| Pegged Laterals | incisors with a pointed or tapered shape |
| Succedaneous | permanent teeth that replace primary teeth |
| Triangular Groove | developmental groove that separates a marginal ridge from the triangular ridge of a cusp |
| Tricanineate | three-cusp type of mandibular second premolar |
| Trifurcated | divided into 3 |
| Trifurcation | area in which three roots divide |
| Bifurcation | area in which 2 roots divide |
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