anatomical root
anatomic root

It is the location where the enamel, which covers the anatomical crown of a tooth, and the cementum, which covers the anatomical root of a tooth, meet.

The Soviet Government has amassed a collection of preserved brains that includes those of dictators, poets, scientists and painters, in a 67-year- old project intended to determine the anatomical roots of greatness, the CBS News program "60 Minutes" reported from Moscow last night.

Similarly, the anatomic root is assumed in most circumstances.

The anatomic root is found below the CEJ and is covered with cementum.

The anatomic root is found below the cementoenamel junction and is covered with cementum, whereas the clinical root is any part of a tooth not visible in the mouth.