ORAL ANATOMY LESSON 4
pulp cavity. It is said to be
TEETH AND SUPPORTING
STRUCTURES
FUNCTIONS OF TEETH:
• MASTICATION
• SHAPING OF FACE
• SPEECH
• PROTECTIVE
• PREHENSILE - ability to grab food
by hands
DENTAL CONSONANTS – F S & T
ANATOMICAL FEATURES:
ANATOMICAL CROWN – part of the
tooth covered by enamel from cervix
to the tip of the crown
CLINICAL CROWN – part of the tooth
that is visible in the mouth and
exposed to the oral fluids
PERIODONTIUM – histologic structure
of the oral cavity
ANATOMICAL ROOT – part of the
tooth covered by cementum from the
cervix to the apex of the root
CLINICAL ROOT – part of the tooth
still implanted and surrounded by
periodontium
CERVICAL LINE/CERVIX/NECK – line
of separation between crown and root
portion also known as
CEMENTOENAMEL JUNCTION (CEJ)
DENTAL TISSUES – histologic parts
TOOTH TISSUE PROPER:
• HARD DENTAL TISSUES –
mineralized
o ENAMEL – hard mineralized
tissue that is said to be 96-
98% calcified and is the
hardest tissue in the body.
It is brittle, inelastic,
translucent and it serves as
a protective layer to the
dentin
o DENTIN – a hard tissue that
forms the main bulk of the
tooth and surrounds the
60-70% calcified, gives the
form and shape of the
tooth, light yellowish in
color and is said to be
slightly elastic which makes
it carry the stress of
mastication
o CEMENTUM – covers and
protects the dentin of the
roots of the tooth. Ii is 45-
55% calcified, light
yellowish and dull in color
and is usually responsible
for the repair of tooth
• SOFT DENTAL TISSUES
o PULP – the only soft dental
tissue of the tooth found at
the innermost portion of the
tooth and is said to be the
only part of the tooth that is
alive
o PULP TISSUE – pinkish in
color, uncalcified and is
made up of blood vessels,
nerves and cellular
substances
PARTS OF THE PULP:
• CORONAL PULP – part of the pulp
found at the coronal area
• RADICULAR PULP – part of the
pulp found at the root area
FUNCTIONS OF PULP TISSUES:
• NUTRITIVE
• FORMATIVE
• DEFENSIVE
• PROTECTIVE
• SENSORY
TERTIARY DENTIN – stimulation of
the pulp tissues to regenerate when
you put calcium hydroxide (CaOH) on
top of an exposed pulp
PARTS OF PULP CAVITY:
• PULP CHAMBER – an enlarged
portion of the pulp cavity that lies
in the ventral portion of the
anatomical crown
• PULP HORN – an elevation of pulp
chamber on its elongated portion
• PULP CANAL/ROOT CANAL – part
of the pulp cavity found on the root
area that is large at the cervical
part of the root and is constricted
towards the apex of the root

APICAL FORAMEN – where blood and

nerve supply enters and leaves the
tooth

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