What’s Inside Your Teeth

Illustration of the inside of a tooth

You see the outside of your pearly whites every day. This is the enamel that makes it easy to chew your food. Did you know that enamel is the hardest substance in the human body? Your teeth are more than just the enamel, as there are more layers inside of your teeth. Parkcrest Dental Group explains what’s inside your teeth in today’s blog. 

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Enamel

Enamel forms the hard, outer layer of your teeth. Enamel is made of calcium phosphate. Because enamel is a mineral, it doesn’t grow back when your teeth get cavities.

The crown is the part of the enamel that is visible in the mouth. Below the crown is the neck, which sits below the gum line and connects the crown to the roots. Each tooth has two roots that anchor it to your jaw. The experts at Parkcrest Dental Group can teach you how to care for your teeth properly and keep the enamel nice and strong.

Cementum

Cementum sits just inside the enamel layer in the two roots of each tooth. This substance is a hard connective tissue that connects the roots to the fibrous ligaments in your jaw. 

Dentin

Inside the enamel above the gumline is a layer called dentin. When you feel sensitivity to heat and cold in your mouth, it’s because the dentin layer is exposed due to enamel decay. Dentin contains small, hollow tubes. Hot or cold liquids travel down these tubes to the inner layer of teeth, where nerves are, which lets you know you have some tooth decay. Parkcrest Dental Group can give you some tips on how to combat tooth sensitivity.

Pulp

Pulp represents the innermost layer of your teeth. Tooth pulp contains the blood vessels and nerves that send nutrients to your teeth during the tooth’s growth and development. A fully developed tooth can actually survive without the pulp. A root canal can help preserve and save the tooth’s pulp and inner layers in case you have damage to the enamel that causes chronic pain and sensitivity.

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Caring Experts at Parkcrest Dental

The team at Parkcrest Dental Group wants you to have the best care possible. We promise to be professional, compassionate, and caring when you come to our office for an appointment. Contact Parkcrest Dental Group or call (417) 887-1220 for more information.

Meet Some Dentists in Springfield, MO

Dr. Stuart Scott (top left) is our pediatric dentist. He earned his degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry before completing a two-year residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Steven Harrison (top right) is board-certified by the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Harrison, our orthodontist, graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. He’s been with Parkcrest Dental Group since 1986.

Dr. Chanin Ropka (center left) attended UMKC before joining the United States Navy, where she served as the only dentist on board the USS Germantown and at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Ropka began at Parkcrest Dental in 2001.

Dr. Daniel Fannin (center right) graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry in 1997. He completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency in 1998 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group that same year.

Dr. Steven C. Sponenberg (bottom left) has been a Springfieldian his entire life. He graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2004 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group immediately after.

Dr. Jason Hall (bottom right) is also a native Springfieldian. He earned his DDS from the University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental School in 1997. He came to Parkcrest Dental Group in 2010. Dr. Hall’s father, Stan, is also a dentist.

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