Parts of the tooth

Diego Solís Acosta

 Tooth definition

The tooth is a hard anatomical organ, located

in the alveoli of the maxillary bone, in which
different structures that make up the cement,
enamel, dentin, pulp and alveolar bone
chamber both united by a periodontal ligament
 Parts of the tooth
• Enamel
• dentine
• dental pulp
• Cement
• periodontal ligament
• Ence
• Alveolar bone
 dental pulp

Alveolar
bone Enamel

Tooth
Gum dentine

periodontal
Cement
ligament
 Enamel

Is a tissue composed of
hydroxyapatite and protein, is
the hardest tissue in the human
body is translucent, insensitive
to pain because it doesn´t have
nerve endings

Parts of tooth
 dentine
Mineralized tissue, but by less than enamel, is
responsible for the color of teeth. Containing
tubules where odontoblast project. Dentin
provides elasticity to the fragile but hard enamel.

Parts of tooth
 dental pulp

Mesodermal tissue is
composed of a soft tissue
containing blood vessels
that carry blood to the
tooth and nerve fibers
that provide sensation to
the tooth

Parts of tooth
 Cement

• Highly specialized
connective tissue. It is a
hard layer, opaque and
yellowish dentin covering
the root level of the
tooth. It is responsible
for attaching the tooth
with the rest of the
mandible or maxilla.

Parts of tooth
 Periodontal ligament
This structure is a tissue
that surrounds the root
and alveolar bone joins.
Among its features are
the inclusion of the
tooth to the alveolar
bone and resistance to
impact shock.

Parts of tooth
 Gum

Is the part of the buccal

mucosa, it’s soft and
pink around the neck of
the teeth and covers
the alveolar bone.

Parts of tooth
 Alveolar bone
Alveolar bone called the
bone of the maxilla and
mandible that contains
or is of the watershed
or alveoli, which kept
the roots of teeth
 Morphological structures of the tooth
Dental crown

Part of the tooth is open or visible in the oral

cavity. Layer overlying tooth is the enamel, and
can be seen in the functional mouth dental
organ. This portion of the tooth is exposed to
the oral environment on a permanent basis
 Tooth neck

• called cervical area is the

union of the crown with
the root and is located in
the marginal gingiva.
 Tooth root

This part of the tooth is not visible in the

oral cavity and that is embedded in the
tooth socket, into the bone, and is covered
with dental cement
• Dental crown

• Tooth neck

• Tooth root
 Dental development

Primary dentition
Also called milk teeth start to
lose 5 or 6 years old being
replaced by permanent teeth
or second dentition dentition
is composed of 10 non-
permanent teeth
 Second dentition or permanent dentition

• This kind of dentition begins to erupt at 6 or 7 years

old and is teething has 32 ​pieces which is divided
into four groups: incisors, canines, premolars and
molars these items are final and in theory should last
a lifetime
 Types of teeth permanents
Incisors
Anterior teeth with sharp edges.
Its main function is to cut food.
They have a conical crown and a
root only. The upper incisors are
larger than the lower ones are
usually 8 pieces
 Canine
With a sharp cusp. They
are called tusks in
animals. They are
located next to the
incisors and their
function is to tear food.
 Premolars

Have two pointed cusps. Facilitate the

crushing of food.
 Molars
Broad peaks. Have the
same function of the
premolars. The crown
of these teeth may have
four or five bumps, like
two, three or four roots.
They are the largest.