It must have hurt Joe's face to smile, but he did and all you could see was rows of brown tooth root.

If the surface is hard, the tooth root cells will be traumatized.

Usually teeth roots are hidden under a protective cover of gum tissue.

Finger pressure on the tooth root cells will cause cell crushing.

Anyone who wants some advice about what to avoid should bear this in mind: stay clear of decay below the tooth roots.

This is caused by exposure of the tooth root to decay-causing acids.

Comment: Given after tooth root canal, and crown prep.

This distinguishes it from a tooth root fatigue failure.

Beneath the gum-line, a substance called cementum covers the tooth roots.

The anchor functions as the tooth root and is made from metals such as titanium.

Dental implants are replacement tooth roots made of titanium.

This sensitivity can be caused by several factors, including wear, decaying teeth or exposed tooth roots.

Universal curettes - these have a semicircular tip used at 90 to the tooth root surface.

The mandible had held together well, the slender tooth roots still solidly encased in bone.

Once the gum tissue recedes, your teeth roots become exposed, creating an increased risk of tooth decay.

The tooth roots become exposed as gum tissue recedes from the tooth.

Removal is easier in young people, when the wisdom teeth roots are not yet fully developed and the bone is less dense.

Maxillary sinuses: Within the maxilla, above the tooth roots.

Plaque can also develop on the tooth roots under the gum and cause breakdown of the bone supporting the tooth.

The close proximity to the tooth roots mean that as the teeth erupt with age, the maxillary sinuses become larger.

Water and ice have been shown to damage the tooth root cells, and as such, avulsed teeth should never be stored in them.

On an x-ray a lamina dura will appear as a radiopaque line surrounding the tooth root.

Gracey curettes - semicircle tipped, but one edge lower than the other, used at 70 to the tooth root surface.

Answer: Dental Implants are titanium artificial tooth roots.

Implants are replacement tooth roots.