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Unlike human teeth, which are composed mostly of enamel on the portion of the tooth outside of the gum, whale teeth have cementum outside the gum.
tooth broke off at gum line
Each tooth consists of two main portions - the crown, which projects beyond the gum, and the root, which is anchored to the alveolar process of the jaw. Glossy, white enamel covers the crown.
The part of the tooth above the gum is the sulcus this is the neck of the tooth.
You do not have joint between gum and tooth, The joint between the tooth and bone is called gomphosis.
The part of the tooth above the gum is the sulcus this is the neck of the tooth.
it means your gum is swolen.you have gum diesease
Not in your gum, in the side of your mouth close to your gum Not in your gum, in the side of your mouth close to your gum
The root!
Gingival pertains to the gums. supragingival pertains to the tooth surface above the gum line, and subgingival pertains to the tooth surface below the gum line or neck of the tooth.
The part of a tooth that is exposed and above the gum is called "crown", not to confuse with a crown that is prothesis to restore a heavily damaged tooth. The part of a tooth that is hidden inside the bone is called "root".
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