Purpose of Teeth

• Primary teeth (/pr m r tiːθ/mliečne zuby) maintain a space for permanent teeth
(/pûr m -n nt tiːθ/stále zuby)to come through.
• To breakdown food into smaller pieces to aid in the process of digestion [dɪˈdʒɛstʃən,
daɪ-].
• Helps with speech
• Personal appearance

Tooth Structure
• The anatomy of the tooth consists of root
(koreň, hidden in the gum) and crown
(korunka, visible part of the tooth).
• The crown and root consists of hard and soft
tissue.
• The hard tissue covering the crown is called
enamel (/ -n m l/ sklovina), a hard mineral
surface, where as the root is covered by
cementum(/s -m n t m/ cement), a hardy
mineral surface, however, it is softer
compared to enamel.
• The next layer under both enamel and
cementum is dentin(/d n t n/zubovina), the
main bulk of the tooth. Dentin is considered a hard tissue.
• The next layer under dentin is the pulp tissue(/p lp/ dreň) that is housed in pulp
cavity. The pulp cavity has a rich blood supply and nerve supply, which is essential for
maintaining tooth health.
• The root of the tooth is embedded in bone, which is covered in tissue called
gingiva/gums(/j n j -v , j n-j -/ ďasno). The root is held in place by strands of tissue
that originated from the surrounding bone and embedded into cementum. These
strands of tissue are called periodontal ligaments(/p r - -d n tl l g -m
nt/periodontálne, ďasnové väzivo).

Classification and Location of Primary Teeth and Function

• Children have 20 teeth in

their mouth- 10 teeth on
both the top and bottom
jaw.
Each jaw consists of specific
teeth, which are:
• incisors (/ n-s z r/
rezák) (cutting teeth),
• canines (/k n n/ očné
zuby) (tearing teeth) and
• molars (/m l r/ stoličky)
(grinding teeth-
mastication (/m s t
-k zh n/ žuvanie)).
From the midline of one side
of each jaw consists of:
2 incisors, 1 canine and
2 molars.
Eruption (/ -r p sh n/
prerezávanie)Patterns:
- Teeth tend to erupt in pairs.
- Lower teeth usually erupt
before the upper teeth
- Girls generally preceded boys
in tooth eruption

Classification and Location of

Permanent Teeth

• There are 32 permanent

teeth.
• There are 16 teeth on
both the top and bottom
jaw
• From the midline of one
side of each jaw consists
of 2 incisors, 1 canine,
2 premolars (/pr -m l
r/ čreňové zuby)and 3 molars.

Impacted Teeth (/ m-p k t d/ retinované zuby)

• Teeth that fail to emerge of erupt through the

gums are impacted teeth.
• Also known as unemerged or unerupted teeth.
• Most common teeth to become impacted are 3rd
molars (wisdom teeth/zuby múdrosti) due to the
fact they are the last teeth to emerge.
• Often due to a small jaw that prevents eruption
of the teeth.
• Impacted teeth do not usually cause any
problems, however, they may lead to
malignment of neighbouring teeth or become
imflammed leading to pain and bad breath.

Dental diseases

Dental decay damage your tooth's structure, starts by damaging your tooth's protective
coating, also known as enamel, causing a hole (cavity) to develop in your tooth.

Gum disease inflammation of the gums, bones and tissues that surround and support teeth,
stages:

• Gingivitis(/j n j -v t s/ zápal ďasien) inflammation of the gums

• Periodontal Disease: Periodontitis (/p r - -d n t t s/ zápal ozubnice) attacks the gum and
bone around the teeth

Oral cancer any abnormal growth and spread of cells occurring in the mouth cavity including
the Lips;Inside of the lips and cheeks; Tongue; Gums; Floor of the mouth; Salivary gland;
Tonsil; Oropharnynx (ôr -f r ngks, r -); Back of the throat; Roof of the mouth.