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The enamel contains no living cells, but the teeth are supplied with nerves and blood vessels. However, those nerves and blood vessels can be removed during a root canal and the tooth will be dead, yet still function for chewing.
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What is a chisel-shaped tooth?
a chisel shaped tooth is a tooth that is sharper than your other teeth. an example of a chisel shaped tooth is your incisor.
What animal would you be caught dead on?
A saber tooth tiger is a wild animal you would definitely be caught dead on.
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 structure of a pig tooth?
A pig tooth consists of a crown, roots, dentin, enamel, pulp cavity, and cementum. The crown is the visible part of the tooth, while the roots anchor the tooth in the jaw. Dentin is the hard tissue under the enamel, and the pulp cavity contains nerves and blood vessels. Cementum covers the roots and helps attach the tooth to the jawbone.
Tooth structure includes?
Tooth structure includes enamel, dentin, pulp, and cementum. Enamel is the hard outer layer, dentin makes up most of the tooth, pulp is the innermost part containing nerves and blood vessels, and cementum covers the tooth roots.
When was the last sabor tooth tiger alive?
The last sabor tooth was in the ice age so it was an pretty long time ago.
Why has dog's tooth turned gray after root canal?
The roots of a tooth provide blood to the tooth and gum to keep the tooth alive. After a root canal the pulp and root are removed which essentially kills the tooth. It's a better alternative to kill a tooth with advanced decay than remove it, especially for dogs that consume hard foods.
How large is a Sabre tooth tiger?
It was slightly larger and bulkier than the largest tiger we have alive today
Are saber-toothed tigers still alive 2011?
No. Sabre tooth tigers have been extinct for thousands of years.
How did the tooth fairy die?
If you watched the movie and understood it the toothfairy part of him died away, but the guy remained alive.
Are some sabor tooths still alive?
No. Saber Tooth Cats are considered prehistoric and died out thousands of years ago.
Was the Sabre tooth tiger alive when dinosaurs were?
No. Not by many millions of years. Perhaps more than 50 million years.
What should you do if you had a root canal about 4 months ago and the filling fell out?
have it filled again. Or have a crown placed. When the root is removed the tooth is dead, making it brittle. there is no blood supply keeping the tooth alive anymore. A crown will keep the remaining tooth structure together so it doesn't fall apart.
Are cavity bacteria dead or alive?
Cavity bacteria are alive. They are microorganisms that can feed off of sugar in the mouth and produce acid as a byproduct, which can lead to tooth decay and cavities. Proper oral hygiene can help control the growth of cavity-causing bacteria.
How big was the crocosaurus?
it was about 15 dads and its tooth was two inches.the crocosaurus was alive when they opened a zoo in russia and it died soon the crocosaureus was great and strong in my opinion
The whole tooth and nothing but the tooth?
the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth
Is the fourth tooth from the middle on the bottom a milk tooth?
The tooth in question is a tooth that children have. If it is not a permanent tooth, it could be called a milk tooth.
