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The structure of the tooth is as follows: cementum, root canal, enamel.
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What is the pointed extremity of a conical structure?
The apex is the pointed extremity of a conical structure. The apex can be used to describe the top portion of features on the body such as a tooth, lung, or heart.
What is the structure of a pig tooth?
The pig tooth has a tubercle structure which causes the tooth to have an uneven surface. This makes it excellent for chewing.
What is the structure and function of the part of tooth decay?
No part of "tooth decay" is a structure or function.
What is the function of dentine in a mammalian tooth?
It is one of the 4 components of the mammalian tooth and is to be found just beneath the hard enamel outer layer or in ridges between ridges of hard enamel. Being softer than the enamel, in herbivores (like the elephant) the dentine wears away faster ensuring that the roughness of the tooth surface is maintained as the tooth itself wears away. In omnivores and carnivores, it mechanically supports the enamel surface and protects the tooth pulp and nerves.
Words that describe a dentist?
Tooth Protecter, Tooth Guardians, Tooth Carers
How do you know that a tooth is a living structure?
The hard part of the tooth is actually not a living structure. The living structures are the nerves and blood vessels that are inside the tooth.
What is the softest tooth structure?
Cementum.
Tooth structure includes?
A thin periodontal igament that holds the tooth in place.
How does the structure of an incisor relate to its functions?
A canine is a stabbing tooth, an incisor is a cutting tooth, and a molar is a chewing tooth.
What is attrition in dentistry?
The loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth.
What type of is Structure lying beneath the hard enamel surface of the tooth is?
Dentine
What is the function of the dentine in the tooth?
It is one of the 4 components of the mammalian tooth and is to be found just beneath the hard enamel outer layer or in ridges between ridges of hard enamel. Being softer than the enamel, in herbivores (like the elephant) the dentine wears away faster ensuring that the roughness of the tooth surface is maintained as the tooth itself wears away. In omnivores and carnivores, it mechanically supports the enamel surface and protects the tooth pulp and nerves.
