Oral Histology Odontoword Puzzle Clues & Answers

Odontoword Puzzle #1
Across
2. granular-appearing layer in root dentin covered by
cementum (a name)
Granular Layer of Tomes
6. soda pop is a poor dietary choice because of low pH, sugar
and its high content of
Caffeine
8. type of dentin especially prevalent in vitamin D deficiency
or exposure to high levels of fluoride
Inerglobular Dentin
10. means within
Intra11. rests of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath (a name)
Cell Rests of Malassez
13. means between
Inter14. fibers at first sign of dentin formation (a name)
Von Korffs Fibers
15. type II etching involves preferential removal of what type
of enamel?
Interrod Enamel
18. origin of enamel
Ectoderm
19. most numerous cell in pulp
Fibroblast
22. cytoplasmic extension of ameloblast (2 words)
Tomes Process
24. S-shaped path of odontoblasts results from this
Cellular Crowding
25. type of insult that makes caries and dental erosion similar
Chemical
27. enlarged line (striae) of Retzius
Neonatal Line
28. type of dentin also referred to as reactive or reparative
Tertiary Dentin
29. influences color of enamel
Dentin
30. text term for additional foramina at root apex
Accessory
33. stage of tooth development when enamel forms
Crown
34. where striae of Retzius end
Perikymata
37. name for odontoblast process in enamel
Enamel Spindle
39. forms from cells of inner dental epithelium
Ameloblast
41. cyclic creation, loss, recreation of ruffle-ended apical
surface on ameloblasts
Modulation
42. extend for varying depths from surface of enamel and
filled with organic material
Lamellae
43. term used to indicate enamel defects due to fluoride
Fluorosis
45. phase of amelogenesis involving reduced dental
epithelium
Protective
47. what often happens to odontoblastic processes during

cavity preparation
Amputation
48. describes enamel over cusps
Gnarled
49. plexus of nerves in cell-free zone of Weil (a name)
Subodontoblastic Plexus of Raschkow
52. striae represent weekly rhythm of enamel production (a
name)
Striae of Retzius
54. describes dentin tubules seen in hypersensitivity
Open
55. Five day incremental lines of dentin (a name)
Incremental Lines of von Ebner
57. example of a nonamelogenin
Ameloblastin
60. cell-free zone beneath odontoblasts (a name)
Cell Free Zone of Weil
61. theory of dentin hypersensitivity that involves movement
of fluid in tubules
Hydrodynamic
63. contains distal portion of Tomes' process
Pit
64. home of the odontoblasts
Pulp
64. common antibiotic that can produce enamel defects \\67.
describes component similar to osteoid in bone
Tetracycline
69. type of ameloblasts that permit exit of protein fragments
and water
Smooth Ended
Down
1. refers to a group of enamel defects that have a genetic basis
Amelogenesis Imperfecta
3. describes dentinal tubules that have become occluded with
calcified material
Sclerotic
4. common feature of systemic disease that may cause pattern
of enamel defects
Fever
5. first primary dentin formed
Mantle
7. approximate pH at which enamel undergoes dissolution
Five to Five and one Half
9. substance that can interfere with amelogenesis
Fluoride
12. root formation begins here (2 words)
Cervical Loop
16. type of dentin deposited throughout life
Secondary
17. what makes caries destruction different from dental
erosion
Bacteria
20. Tomes' processes produce this appearance when they jut
into the enamel matrix
Picket Fence
21. zone in pulp containing major vessels and nerves
Core
23. boundary between rod and interrod enamel
Sheath
26. inorganic component of enamel, bone, cementum

Hydroxyapetite
31. describes appearance of DEJ in cross section
Scalloped
32. micro-structural feature of enamel that makes it
susceptible to caries
Crystals (are susceptible to dissolution)
35. makes up 10% of mature dentin by weight
Water
36. term for collar of more highly calcified dentin matrix seen
around tubules
Peritubular Dentin
38. Hunter-Schreger bands are produced by change in
direction of these
Rods
40. constitutes 90% of enamel proteins in enamel
Amelogenins
44. can invade dentin tubules
Bacteria
46. origin of dentin
Ectomesenchyme
50. shape of enamel crystals
Hexagonal
51. black empty dentinal tubules (2 words)
Dead Tracts
53. another term for pulp stone
Denticle
56. describes type of enamel seen when fluoride interferes
with amelogenesis
Mottled
58. neonatal contour line in dentin (a name)
Line of Owen
59. basic structural unit of dentin
Tubule
62. pH of stomach acid
One
65. internal resorption can give tooth this color
Pink
68. caries can spread along here (abreviation)
DEJ
Odontoword Puzzle #2
Across
1. structure that seals a joint space
Capsule
4. folds of synovial membrane protruding into joint cavity
Villi
5. fusion of tooth to jawbone
Ankylosis
6. dry socket results from a loss of this (2 words)
Blood Clot
10. cyclic demineralization of enamel crystals by bacterial
acids with periods of remineralization is characteristic of
Caries
11. greater amounts of this are seen in red meat
Myoglobin
12. undersurface of the squamous part of temporal bone (2
words)
Glenoid Fossa
13. socket attachment of tooth to bone
Gomphosis
15. divides temporomandibular joint into two compartments
Disk
16. most abundant nerve ending in temporomandibular joint
Free Nerve Ending
18. type of cartilagenous joint seen in costochondral junction
Primary
20. healing intention type when wound infected
Tertiary Intention
24. one function of synovial fluid
Lubrication
26. functional designation for Ruffini's corpuscle
Posture
29. a scar that doesn't know when to stop
Keloid
30. initial response to wounding
Hemostasis
31. articulating surface of the mandible
Condyle
32. complete restoration of tissue architecture and function
Regeneration
33. lines nonarticular surfaces of temporomandibular joint (2
words)
Synovial Membrane
Down
2. type of joint between radius and ulna
Syndesmosis
3. type of tissue covering temporomandibular articulation
Fibrous
7. area of disk that is aneural and avascular
Center
8. type of dentin due to crystal reprecipitation within dentin
tubules
Sclerotic
9. muscles acting on a joint have the same nerve supply as the
joint (2 words)
Hiltons Law
12. describes hinged nature of temporomandibular joint
Ginglymoid
14. encapsulated muscle proprioceptor that detects changes in
length
Spindle Fiber
17. carotid supplying temporomandibular joint
External Carotid
19. fan-shaped muscle arising from the side of the skull
Temporalis
21. when tooth is completely detached from socket
Avulsion
22. cranial nerve that supplies the temporomandibular joint
Trigeminal
23. how cells exit intact blood vessels
Diapedesis
25. name of cartilage providing skeletal support for
development of lower jaw
Meckels Cartilage
27. type of fibrous joint in skull separating expanding brain
Suture
28. restoration of function and tissue continuity but with
distortion of normal architecture
Repair

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47. what often happens to odontoblastic processes during

26. inorganic component of enamel, bone, cementum

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