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Tooth Parts
Crown
The visible part of the tooth.
Gum Margin
The area between the crown and the root.
Root
The part of the tooth inside the Alveolar
bone that keeps the tooth in place. |
Tooth Tissues
1. Enamel
A hard protective tissue that covers the crown of the tooth.
2. Dentine
The tissue that supports the enamel and absorbs the pressure of eating.
3. Pulp
Soft connective tissue containing nerves and blood vessels. The soft center of the tooth surrounded by dentine.
4. Cementum
Covers the dentine at the root and it is attached to the bone of the jaw with little elastic fibers. |
Periodontal Tissues
5. Gums
The tough pink-colored skin that covers the bone of the jaw and supports the tooth along with the alveolar bone.
6. Periodontal Ligament
The tissue between the cementum and the alveolar bone. It consists of tough little elastic fibers that keep the tooth attached to the jaw.
7. Alveolar Bone
The bone of the jaw that keeps the tooth in its place, it feeds and protects it.
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Periodontium
The complex of soft and hard tissues that surround the tooth, keep it in place, feed and protect it.
