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Lateral


The teeth just adjacent to the centrals.
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third molar


The teeth just behind the second molars. These teeth also have a level surface with four cuspals.
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canine


Another name for the cuspids
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12 year molar


Another name for your second molar
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Anterior teeth


Your centrals, laterals, and cuspids. These are the teeth in the front of your mouth
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deciduous teeth


Your primary, or "baby teeth"
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Secondary Teeth


Your permenant teeth, i.e. the second group of teeth to come in.
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Numerical notation for teeth


The numerical notation for teeth is an alternate to Palmer's notation. In this notation, the centrals are designated as 1's, the laterals as 2's, the cuspids as 3's, the first bi [..]
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Apex


The very bottom of the root of your tooth
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cementum


A bony substance covering the root of a tooth.
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