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# Dental anatomy and histology

The tooth and its tissues, dentition and eruption, the periodontium, maxilla and mandible, trigeminal innervation, the TMJ and the spaces dental infections spread through.

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- [**Enamel, dentine, cementum and pulp: histology and defects** Enamel is made once by cells that then disappear; dentine keeps growing all life](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/enamel-dentine-cementum-and-pulp-histology-and-defects/)
- [**Fascial spaces: where dental infections spread** Pus from a tooth follows the path of least resistance into spaces of the face and neck](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/fascial-spaces-where-dental-infections-spread/)
- [**Maxilla and mandible: applied anatomy for dentistry** The upper teeth sit in the maxilla, next to the maxillary sinus; the lower teeth sit in the…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/maxilla-and-mandible-applied-anatomy-for-dentistry/)
- [**Nerves of the teeth and mouth: trigeminal (V) and facial (VII)** The trigeminal nerve carries feeling from the teeth and mouth; the facial nerve moves the face](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/nerves-of-the-teeth-and-mouth-trigeminal-and-facial/)
- [**Primary and permanent dentition and FDI tooth numbering** Children have 20 primary teeth and adults 32 permanent teeth](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/primary-and-permanent-dentition-and-fdi-tooth-numbering/)
- [**Saliva and the oral microbiome** Saliva washes the teeth, neutralises acid and fights germs](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/saliva-and-the-oral-microbiome/)
- [**Temporomandibular joint and the muscles of mastication** The jaw joint both hinges and slides, with a disc between the bones](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/temporomandibular-joint-and-the-muscles-of-mastication/)
- [**The periodontium: gingiva, ligament, cementum and alveolar bone** The periodontium is everything that holds a tooth in place: the gum, the ligament, the root…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/the-periodontium-gingiva-ligament-cementum-and-alveolar-bone/)
- [**The tooth: crown, root, enamel, dentine and pulp** A tooth has a hard outer shell (enamel and dentine) around a living core (the pulp) with nerves…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/the-tooth-crown-root-enamel-dentine-and-pulp/)
- [**Tooth eruption: when the teeth come in** Baby teeth usually start at about six months and are all in by about three years; permanent…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/tooth-eruption-when-the-teeth-come-in/)

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Educational content; it does not replace assessment by a dentist or doctor and is not a clinical instruction. For facial or neck swelling with difficulty swallowing or breathing, a knocked-out tooth or bleeding that will not stop, go to an emergency department at once.

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