This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Dental & Optometry has 23 clues. Answers range from 6 to 21 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Another word for tooth development
The first stage of tooth development
Will eventually become the mouth
2 horseshoe-shaped bands that will eventually become the mandibular and maxillary arches
The ectomesenchyme is influenced by what cells?
Separates the oral epithelium and the ectomesenchyme
The oral epithelium grows into the ectomesenchyme to form the:
Stage of tooth development that occurs in the 8th week of prenatal development known for the extensive proliferation of the dental lamina into oval masses that penetrate into the ectomesenchyme
Stage of tooth development that involves proliferation and differentiation. The Enamel organ, dental papilla, and the dental sac will form during this stage
Stage of tooth development including proliferation, differentiation and morphogenesis
The outer cuboidal cells of the enamel organ that protect the rest of the enamel organ
Outer-mid layer of enamel organ that has star-shaped cells in many layers, helps to support the ameloblasts
Inner-mid layer of compressed-flat cuboidal cells that support the ameloblasts
Innermost tall columnar cells of the enamel organ that will differentiate into ameloblasts
Stage of tooth development where enamel, dentin and cementum matrix are laid down
Stage of tooth development where enamel. Dentin, and cementum are mineralized
Abnormally small teeth
Abnormally large teeth
developmental disturbance where the enamel organ may invaginate into the dental papilla
When a single tooth germ tries to divide into 2, but is unsuccessful and creates one large single-rooted tooth with a common pulp cavity
2 adjacent tooth germs join together which creates one broader tooth
Extra cusps that may appear on teeth
The faulty development of enamel