This illustration shows the anatomy of a tooth and gums as well as the supporting structures that surround a tooth.
Glossary of Terms:
- Blood vessels
- carry nutrients to the tooth.
- Bone
- alveolar bone forms the tooth socket and provides it with support.
- Cementum
- the layer of hard bone-like tissue covering the root of the tooth.
- Cemento-enamel junction
- the line where the enamel and cementum meet.
- Dentin
- the hard yellow tissue underlying the enamel and cementum, making up the main bulk of the tooth.
- Enamel
- the hard, white outer layer of the tooth.
- Gingiva
- the gum tissue surrounding the tooth.
- Ligament
- the connective tissue that surrounds the tooth and connects it to bone.
- Nerves
- relay signals such as pain to and from your brain.
- Pulp
- located in the center of the tooth, it contains the arteries, veins and nerves.
- Root canal
- canal in the root of the tooth where the nerves and blood vessels travel through.
IN THE HEART OF WATERDOWN
From Burlington: Take Highway 5 west to Waterdown, turn left on Main Street to the third building in on the right side.
From Hamilton: Hwy 403 to highway 6 North to Clappison Corners. Turn right on Highway 5 (Dundas Street) east into Waterdown. Turn right onto Main Street to the third building in on the right side.
The Firehall Dentist
4 Barton Street, Box 460
Ontario, Canada L0R 2H0
(905) 689-9111
info@thefirehalldentist.com
Office Hours
Monday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (alternating Saturdays)
Sunday: Closed