Term paper. A term paper is a research paper written by students over an academic term, accounting for a large part of a grade. Term papers are generally intended to describe an event, a concept, or argue a point.
Figure 1. Crown of the tooth. The teeth are made up of two major parts: the crown and the root. The crown of the tooth is what is visible in the mouth (Figure 1). The root of the tooth is the portion which normally not visible in the mouth and is anchored within the bone (Figure 2).
Each tooth consists of three main parts - the crown, the neck and root. 1  The crown is the visible part of the tooth. 2  The neck is the area of the tooth between the crown and the root. 3  The root is the portion of the tooth that extends through the gum and into the bone of the jaw.