Teeth and the oral cavity
The dental arches, the four tissues of a tooth, what holds it in the jaw, and how it is lost.
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ReadThe arches, the dental formula and the four shapesHow many teeth there are, where each sits, and why a tooth's shape tells you what it does.
5 min- ReadInside a tooth: enamel, dentine, pulp, cementum
Four tissues, three of them mineralised, and only one of them able to feel or repair anything.
6 min - ReadThe periodontium: what holds a tooth in
Gum, ligament, socket and the nerves that make half a jaw go numb from one injection.
6 min - ReadHow a tooth is built, and when it arrives
Two tissues inducing each other from the sixth week, then a twenty-year timetable.
6 min - ReadWhat destroys a tooth
Caries from the outside in, periodontal disease from the neck down, and where a dental infection goes next.
7 min - Memo cardsTeeth and the oral cavity: memo cards
The whole of teeth and the oral cavity as a deck: prompt on the front, answer on the back.
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Multiple choiceTeeth — core quizThe formula, the four tissues, the attachment and the start of caries.
5 min
Match pairsTeeth — match the tissue to its propertyEight structures, eight defining features.
4 min- Multiple choiceTeeth — advanced quiz
Innervation, embryological origins and the neighbours that make a dental infection dangerous.
4 min 
Put in orderTeeth — put it in orderThe stages of tooth development, and the stages of a cavity.
6 min