dental apparatus

mas·ti·ca·to·ry sys·tem

the organs and structures primarily functioning in mastication: the jaws, teeth with their supporting structures, temporomandibular joint, muscles of mastication, tongue, lips, cheeks, and oral mucosa.

Synonym(s): dental apparatus, masticatory apparatus (1)

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dental apparatus

The tooth and its supporting tissues.

mas·ti·ca·to·ry sys·tem

(masti-kă-tōr-ē sistĕm)

Organs and structures primarily functioning in mastication: jaws, teeth with their supporting structures, temporomandibular joint, muscles of mastication, tongue, lips, cheeks, and oral mucosa.
Synonym(s): dental apparatus.

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