Dental Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• oblique : principle fiber group- cementum to alveolar bone in an oblique direction
• eruption : movement of teeth into their functional positions
• horizontal : principle fiber group-from the alveolar bone to cementum
• desmosomes : attach epithelial cells to one another
• polyphydont : having several sets of teeth formed in succession throughout life
• uvula : small pendulum of muscular tissue which extends from the soft palate and hangs into the oropharyngeal isthmus
• coalescence : when developmental lobes fuse
• circumferential : gingival fiber that encircles the tooth
• anodontia : congenital absence of the teeth
• cementum : thin layer of calcified connective tissue that covers the tooth from the cej to the apical foramen
• hemidesmosomes : attach epithelial cells to the tooth and connective tissue.
• interradicular : principle fiber group- from alveolar bone to cementum in furcation areas
• furcation : the region of a multirooted tooth at which the roots divide
• dentoperiosteal : gingival fiber that extends from cementum apically over the alveolar crest
• dentogingival : gingival fiber group- extends from the cementum near the cej to the free gingiva
• periodontium : the functional unit of tissue that supports the teeth
• attrition : wearing away of the tooth structure by friction, rubbing, or grinding
• edentulous : toothless, having lost the natural teeth
• embrasure : the spaces formed by the interproximal contours of adjacent teeth
• transeptal : gingival fiber that extends horizontally from one tooth to the adjacent tooth