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Enamel: hard tissue covering the portion of tooth above
the gum line
Endodontist: specialist who treats injuries, diseases and
infections of the tooth pulp (nerve chamber)
Epidemiology: study of the incidence of disease in a population
Eruption: process of teeth protruding through the gums
Exfoliate: process
of shedding deciduous (baby) teeth
Exodontia: practice of dental extractions
Explorer: sharp instrument used to detect decay on the surface of teeth
Extraction: removal of a tooth
Eyeteeth: the
four upper and lower canine (cuspid) teeth
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