Dental Anatomy
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Pulp cavity
Space within the tooth
Pulp chamber
Space within the crown of a tooth
Root canal
Space within the root of a tooth
Apical foramen
Opening at the apex of a tooth, through which neurovascular structures pass to and from the dental pulp
Apical delta
Multiple apical foramina forming a branching pattern at the apex of a tooth reminiscent of a river delta when sectioned and viewed through a microscope that occurs in some brachyodont teeth
Ameloblasts
Epithelial cells involved in the formation of enamel (amelogenesis)
Enamel (E)
Mineralized tissue covering the crown of brachyodont teeth
Anatomical crown (CR/AC)
That part of a tooth that is coronal to the cementoenamel junction (or anatomical root)
Clinical crown (CR/CC)
That part of a tooth that is coronal to the gingival margin; also called erupted crown in equines
Anatomical root (RO/AR)
That part of a tooth that is apical to the cementoenamel junction (or anatomical crown)
Clinical root (RO/CR)
That part of a brachyodont tooth that is apical to the gingival margin
Cementoenamel junction
Area of a tooth where cementum and enamel meet
Reserve crown (CR/RC)
That part of the crown of a hypsodont tooth that is apical to the gingival margin