Sources: American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2009 Update; CDC, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Addressing the Nation's Leading Killers, At A Glance, 2011. Heart disease and stroke are the first and fourth leading causes of death in the United States.
Your teeth are composed of four dental tissues. Three of themâenamel, dentin and cementumâare hard tissues. The fourth tissueâpulp, or the center of the tooth that contains nerves, blood vessels and connective tissueâis a soft, or non-calcified, tissue.
A tooth is divided into two parts, the crown and the root. The anatomical crown is the part of the tooth covered with enamel. The root of a tooth is embedded in alveolar bone and covered with cementum. NOTE: In young people, areas of the anatomical crown are frequently buried in gingival tissue.