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molar teeth. D. primores, Incisors. Canine. 



the incisor teeth ; so called 



because they o< cupj the front 



or anterior part of the dental 



arch. D. sapientiae, the 



wisdom teeth. A name i;iven 



to the third molar tooth of 



each hall of tin- jaws. D. 



tomici [ (omit us, cutting], the 



incisor teeth. 

 Denticulate (den - tik' - it - lot) 



[denticulus, a small tooth]. 



In biology, having minute 



dentations. Furnished with 



small teeth. 

 Denticulus (den - tik' u - his) 



[I..]. A little tooth. 

 Dentier (don(g)-te-a') [Fr.]. A 



French word signifying a 



base of metal, ivory or any 



other substance, employed as 



a support or attachment for 



artificial teeth. The term is 



also sometimes applied to a 



set of artificial teeth. 

 Dentification (den - tif- ik ■ a'- 



shun) [dens, a tooth; facere, to make]. The forma- 

 tion of teeth. 



Incisors. Canine. Milk molars. 



Bicuspids 



Molars 



■ in tooth. 



The Teeth of an Adui.t. 

 The top section of illustration is the upper set, and the bottom is the lower set. 



The Temporary Teeth. 



The top section of illustration is the upper set, and 



the bottom section is the lower set. 



Dentiform (denf -tif-onri) [dens, a tooth ; forma, shape]. 

 In biology, tooth-like. 



Dentifrice (den' '-tif-ris) [dens, tooth ; fricere, to rub]. 

 A substance used for cleansing the teeth. 



Dentigerous (den-ii ' [dens, a tooth; gerere, 



to carry]. In biology, bearing teeth. 



Dentinal (den' '-tin-al) [dens, a tooth]. Pertaining to 

 or composed of dentine. 



Dentinalgia (den-tin-aV -je-aJC) [dens, a tooth ; a 

 pain]. Pain in dentine. 



Dentine (den' -/in) [dens, a tooth]. The bony structure 

 of the tooth, lying under the enamel of the crown 

 and the pericementum of the root. D., Sensitive- 

 ness of, a hypersensitive condition of the dentine 

 tooth, occasioned by distal irritation of the dentinal 

 fibrils. See Sensitive Den/ in . 



Dentinitis (den-tin-V-tis) [dens, a tooth ; trig, inflamma- 

 tion]. Inflammation of the dentinal fibrils. 



Dentiphone (den f -tif-6n | [dens, a tooth ; <>'.>ei;, a voice]. 

 A form of audiphone in which the vibrating disc i- 

 attached to the teeth. 



Dentist (den'-tist) [dens, a tooth]. Dentista : odontia- 



ter ; a dental surgeon. 



See Dental Surgeon. 



Dentistry (den'-tis-tre) [dens, a tooth]. < 'dontotechny ; 

 odontiatria ; odontotherapia ; dental surgery, embrac- 

 ing everything pertaining to the treatment and re- 

 placement of the loss of the natural teeth. 



Dentitio (den-tish f -e-6) [L.]. Dentition. 



Dentition (den-tisk r -un) [dens, a tooth]. The cutting 

 or first appearance of the teeth in infancy. Also, the 

 arrangement and evolution of the teeth. Dentition is 

 primary, that is, the cutting of the temporary or milk 

 teeth, and secondary, or that of the permanent teeth. 

 There are always some vague symptoms associated 

 with the process, such as fretfulness, u-tlessness, con- 

 vulsions, diarrhea, painful and swollen gum, which 

 may be relieved by lancing over the protruding 

 tooth. 



Dentium (den' '-she-uni) [L.: gen. of Dentii~\. < >f the 

 teeth. D. cavernse, the sockets of the teeth. D. 

 cortex, the enamel of the teeth. D. dolor, pain in 

 the teeth ; tooth-ache. D. nitor, enamel of the teeth. 

 D. scalptura, lancing of the «uiib. D. vacillantia, 

 looseness of the teeth. 



Demography (den-tog* -ra-fe) [dens, a tooth; ; 

 a description]. A description of teeth. 



Dentoliva (den -to/' ' -iv-ah) [dens, a tooth ; oliva, an 

 olive]. Dentatum olivse ; olivary nucleus; a capsule 

 of cinerea within the oliva of the brain. 



Dentology (den-tol' -o-je) [dens, a tooth ; Myog, science]. 

 A treatise on the teeth. 



Dentonomy (den-ton' -o-me) [dens, a tooth ; vS/iog, a 

 law]. The arrangement of the teeth into classes. 



Dentos (den'-tos) [dens, tooth; os, bone]. Tooth- 

 bone ; tooth substance. 



Dentrification (den-trif-ik-a'-shun) [dens, a tooth; 

 facere, to make]. The deposition of lime salts on the 

 enamel and dentine of the teeth. 



Dents (dahnt) [Fr.]. Teeth. D. bicuspidees. the 

 bicuspid teeth. D. coldes, neck of the teeth. D. 

 canides, the canine teeth. D. de lait, the milk or 

 temporary teeth. D. machelures. the molar teeth. 

 D. molares, the molar teeth. D. multicuspidees, 

 the large molar teeth. D. ceilleries, canine teeth. 



Denture (den'-chur) [dens, a tooth]. A complet 

 of teeth; the whole assemblage of teeth in both 

 jaws. 



Denudate (den r -u-dat) [denudare, to strip]. In bi- 

 ology, lacking covering, as scales, hair, foliage. 



