Dental anatomy

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 128. Chapters: Teeth, Horse teeth, Tooth, Molar, Dentition, Cattle age determination, Toothpaste, Human mandible, Dental caries, Tooth development, Tooth enamel, Structural phosphate, Wisdom tooth, Head and neck anatomy, Maxillary central incisor, Temporomandibular joint, Edentulism, Deciduous teeth, Acid erosion, Dentin, Teething, Tuftelin, Tooth eruption, Odontoblast, Receding gums, Canine tooth, Mesowear, Mandibular first molar, Maxillary first molar, Tooth abscess, Amelogenin, Mandibular second premolar, Sinus augmentation, Trigeminal ganglion, Vertical dimension of occlusion, Pulp, Toothache, Gingival graft, Amelogenesis, Cementum, Mandibular canine, Maxillary canine, Egg tooth, Sinodonty and Sundadonty, Dental pellicle, Human tooth sharpening, Root canal, Maxillary second molar, Chapped lips, Toothcomb, Embrasure, Mandibular second molar, Hertwig's epithelial root sheath, Interdental plate, Mandibular central incisor, Mandibular first premolar, Maxillary lateral incisor, Mandibular lateral incisor, Centric relation, Alveolar process, Striae of Retzius, Turner's hypoplasia, Maxillary third molar, Teether, Abrasion, Tooth impaction, Gold teeth, Maxillary second premolar, Permanent teeth, Periodontal ligament, Maxillary first premolar, Cervical loop, Dental alveolus, Odontode, Dental lamina, Attrition, Enamel rod, Stippling, Tooth fusion, Hypercementosis, Unicuspid, Enamel knot, Junctional epithelium, Dental papilla, Cementoenamel junction, Periodontium, Interdental papilla, Cusp of Carabelli, Curve of spee, Cementoblast, Fang, Odontoblast process, Dilaceration, Heterodont, Lewis offset, Cavitation, Tomes' process, Neonatal line, Enamel organ, Dental midline, Carnassial, Dentin sialophosphoprotein, Dental-enamel junction, Oral mucosa, Maximum intercuspation, Dentin phosphoprotein, Sulcular epithelium, Odontometrics, Acrodont, Enamel infraction, Ameloblastin, Oxytalan, Isaac Newton's tooth, Reduced enamel epithelium, Rod sheath, Neonatal teeth, Retromolar space, Polyphydont, Perikyma, Stratum intermedium, Dental follicle, Tooth painting, Interrod enamel, Enamel cord, Protocone, Hydrodynamic theory, Enamel niche, Enamelin, Hypsodont, Korff fibers, Vestibular lamina, Hypocone, Inner enamel epithelium, Lamina limitans, Mammelon, Outer enamel epithelium, Shovel-shaped incisors, Brachygnathism, Pulp polyp, Crown, Lamina dura, Pleurodont, Cementogenesis, Metacone, Cingulum, Dentin sialoprotein, Diphyodont, Post-canine megadontia, Dental canaliculi, Succedaneous tooth, Brachydont. Excerpt: Dental caries, also known as tooth decay or a cavity, is a disease where bacterial processes change carbohydrate like sugar in food left on teeth to acid that demineralises hard tooth structure (enamel, dentin, and cementum). If demineralisation exceeds saliva and other remineralisation like from calcium, these tissues progressively break down, producing dental caries (cavities, holes in the teeth). Two groups of bacteria are responsible for initiating caries: Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus. If left untreated, the disease can lead to pain, tooth loss and infection. Today, caries remains one of the most common diseases throughout the world. Cariology is the study of dental caries. The presentation of caries is highly variable; however, the risk factors and stages of development are similar. Initially, it may appear as a small chalky area that may eventually develop into a large cavitation. Sometimes caries may be directly v...