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digestive
system?
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Crown: portion
above the gum
line
Root: embedded
in the gum
Neck: between
the crown and
neck
The parts of a tooth…
Interior anatomy:
Pulp: soft interior
cavity
Cementum: thin bone
layer covering and
protecting the root
Dentin: the solid, most
bulky portion of the
tooth interior
Enamel: hard covering Root canal: narrow
on exposed part of tunnel for blood vessels
tooth and nerves to enter pulp
Root canal… bottom of the root canal tunnel
The tiny opening into the