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What is the structure that covers the outside of the crown of the tooth? It's the hardest living tissue in the body.
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Enamel
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This makes up the bulk of the tooth structure but is not normally visible.
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Dentin
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This is the third structure of the tooth and it located around the root.
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Cementum
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This is at the center of the tooth and is make of the nerves and blood vessels that provide nutrients to the tooth.
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Pulp
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This is a large portion of the pulp and is in the crown of the tooth.
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Pulp chamber
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These are the pointed elongations of the pulp that extend toward the incisal or occlusal portion of the tooth.
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Pulp horns
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This surrounds the root of the tooth attaching itself to the alveolar bone by anchoring the periodontal ligaments.
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Cementum
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What is the extending areas of the bone in each arch that are tooth bearing?
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Alveolar process
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What secures the tooth in the sockets by a number of organized fiber groups?
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Periodontal ligament
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This is the softest tooth structure.
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Cementum
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This is the vertical groove on the midline of the upper lip.
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Philtrum
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A tooth emerging from the gum is called what?
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Eruption
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This is the structure of the tooth that covers the outside of the crown.
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Enamel
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Name the collective tissues that is formed by the fibroblast cells and secures the tooth into the socket by a number of organized fiber groups.
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Periodontal ligaments
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