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Essay Archive - Teeth and Diseases Affecting Your Teeth
Teeth and Diseases Affecting Your Teeth
Teeth are numerous, hard tissue structures in the mouths of humans. In
humans the teeth are composed of nan inner layer of dentin that, above the
gum line, is covered by a layer of enamel. Called the crown, this part of
the tooth is extremely hard. The root portion of the tooth is covered with
a bonelike substance called cementum. The root is embedded in the jawbone
and lies in a socket, where the cementum is attached to the adjacent bone
by a periodontal membrane, consisting of fine consecutive tissue fibers.
The tooth is also attached to the gum tissue (gi....
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