On dental diseases and the importance of this study related to archaeology

3. Dentine – makes up the interior of the tooth, not as hard as enamel

4. Pulp – makes up the center of the tooth and contains blood vessels that connect through a small hole in the root of the tooth. Pulp is the medium in which nutrients reach the tooth and also where tooth pain is felt.

5. Gingiva – the gum

7. Supragingival calculus is attacted to the enamel of the cervical crown above the gingival margin.

8. Subgingival calculus deposits form as gingival material recedes and forms beneath the gingival line.

9. Commonly known as tartar