FORS 3331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dental Arch, Cementum, Incisor

• School: Baylor University
• Department: Forensic Science
• Course: FORS 3331
• Professor: Joseph V.Ferraro

Document Summary

Baker | fors 3331 | spring 2017 | lecture 10 | page 1. Per quadrant, in the idealized adult mouth: Incisor (2: canine (1, premolar (2, molar (3) Crown - part of the tooth covered by enamel. Neck (cervix) - constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root. Root - part of the tooth that anchors the tooth in the alveolus of the mandible or maxilla. Enamel - highly mineralized (97%) avascular hard tissue that covers the crown. Dentin - hard, dense, bony tissue that forms the core of the tooth. Pulp cavity - the central soft-tissue space in a tooth: vascularized. Cementum - bone-like tissue that covers the external surface of tooth roots. Mesial - towards the anterior midline in a dental arch. Distal - away from the anterior midline in a dental arch. Occlusal - chewing surface of posterior teeth. Interproximal - between the teeth: premolars and molars.