The Mouth and Teeth: English Vocabulary List

(anatomy) the inside upper side of the mouth that separates it from the nasal cavity

"The palate separates mouth from nose."

"The palate is the roof of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities."

a flexible muscular structure located at the back of the roof of the mouth

"The soft palate moves during swallowing."

"The soft palate is the muscular rear part of the roof of the mouth that moves during swallowing."

(anatomy) the soft fleshy part at the back of the soft palate that hangs just above the pharynx

"The uvula hangs at throat back."

"The uvula is the small fleshy teardrop shaped tissue that hangs down at the back of the throat."

the bony structure in the roof of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

"The hard palate is bone."

"The hard palate forms the roof of the mouth, separating the oral and nasal cavities completely."

any of the temporary teeth in young children that falls out and is later replaced with a permanent one

"A baby tooth fell."

"Children lose their baby teeth gradually as permanent teeth push them out from underneath the gums."

(anatomy) any of the eight narrow-edged teeth at the front of the mouth that are used for biting

"The incisor is sharp."

"Incisors are used for cutting food."

a temporary tooth in young children that drops out and is later replaced with a permanent one

"The milk tooth fell out."

"Milk teeth are the first set of teeth that children develop which eventually fall out."

one of the large flat teeth at the back of the mouth used for grinding and crushing food

"Molars grind food into paste."

"Molars are large flat teeth at the back of the mouth that grind food into smaller pieces."

a tooth that is located between the canine and molar teeth

"The premolar is next."

"The dentist explained that the premolar is situated directly behind the canine tooth in the jaw."

a rounded ridge or prominence found on the lingual surface of anterior teeth near the cervical third

"The cingulum is a tooth ridge."

"The cingulum is a raised curved area on the tongue side of front teeth."

one of the things in our mouth that are hard and white and we use to chew and bite food with

"He lost a tooth."

"She accidentally cracked her tooth while biting into the hard candy at the party."

a tooth located between the canine and molar teeth

"The bicuspid is there."

"The bicuspid tooth plays a crucial role in chewing, located between the canine and molar teeth."

a hard, calcified tissue beneath the enamel and cementum of a tooth

"Dentin lies beneath tooth enamel."

"Dentin is the hard tissue beneath the enamel that makes up most of the tooth structure."

a dental procedure to remove infected or damaged pulp from a tooth's root canal system

"A root canal removes infected pulp."

"A root canal removes infected pulp from a tooth and seals it to prevent further infection."

the third and final set of molars that typically emerge in the back of the mouth during early adulthood

"Wisdom teeth often need removal."

"Wisdom teeth are the last molars that usually appear in young adults between seventeen and twenty five."

the hollow space in the mouth that includes the lips, teeth, tongue, gums, and the hard and soft palates

"The oral cavity is the mouth."

"The oral cavity is another name for the mouth which includes the teeth tongue gums and palate."