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Our team of dental specialists strive to improve the overall health of our patients by focusing on preventing, diagnosing and treating conditions associated with your teeth and gums. Please use our dental library to learn more about dental problems and treatments available. If you have questions or need to schedule an appointment, contact us.
Tooth Anatomy
This illustration shows the anatomy of a tooth and gums as well as the supporting structures that surround a tooth.
Glossary of Terms:
- Blood vessels
- carry nutrients to the tooth.
- Bone
- alveolar bone forms the tooth socket and provides it with support.
- Cementum
- the layer of hard bone-like tissue covering the root of the tooth.
- Cemento-enamel junction
- the line where the enamel and cementum meet.
- Dentin
- the hard yellow tissue underlying the enamel and cementum, making up the main bulk of the tooth.
- Enamel
- the hard, white outer layer of the tooth.
- Gingiva
- the gum tissue surrounding the tooth.
- Ligament
- the connective tissue that surrounds the tooth and connects it to bone.
- Nerves
- relay signals such as pain to and from your brain.
- Pulp
- located in the center of the tooth, it contains the arteries, veins and nerves.
- Root canal
- canal in the root of the tooth where the nerves and blood vessels travel through.