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  2. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of human tooth structures. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purview. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purview.

  3. Human tooth - Wikipedia

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    Dental anatomy is dedicated to the study of tooth structure. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its field of study, though dental occlusion, or contact between teeth, does not. Dental anatomy is also a taxonomic science as it is concerned with the naming of teeth and their structures. This information serves a ...

  4. Hard palate - Wikipedia

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    The hard palate is formed by the palatine process of the maxilla and horizontal plate of palatine bone.It forms a partition between the nasal passages and the mouth.On the anterior portion of the hard palate are the plicae, irregular ridges in the mucous membrane that help hold food while the teeth are biting into it while also facilitating the movement of food backward towards the larynx once ...

  5. Palate - Wikipedia

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    The palate (/ ˈ p æ l ɪ t /) is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity . [ 1 ] A similar structure is found in crocodilians , but in most other tetrapods , the oral and nasal cavities are not truly separated.

  6. Palatine process of maxilla - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy of the mouth, the palatine process of maxilla (palatal process), is a thick, horizontal process of the maxilla. It forms the anterior three quarters of the hard palate, the horizontal plate of the palatine bone making up the rest. It is the most important bone in the midface.

  7. Universal Numbering System - Wikipedia

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    Universal numbering system. This is a dental practitioner view, so tooth number 1, the rear upper tooth on the patient's right, appears on the left of the chart. The Universal Numbering System, sometimes called the "American System", is a dental notation system commonly used in the United States. [1] [2]

  8. Greater palatine foramen - Wikipedia

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    The greater palatine foramen is, along with the lesser palatine foramen, one of two foramina (holes) in each of the left and right palatine bones which form the posterior roof of the human mouth, known as the palate. It is sometimes known as the major palatine foramen.

  9. Soft palate - Wikipedia

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    A speech sound made with the middle part of the tongue (dorsum) touching the soft palate is known as a velar consonant. It is possible for the soft palate to retract and elevate during speech to separate the oral cavity (mouth) from the nasal cavity in order to produce the oral speech sounds.