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).
The distal surface of the tooth is away from the mid-line. Palatal surface. The surfaces of the teeth that face the inside of the mouth are called palatal surfaces for maxillary teeth because they face the palate, or roof of the mouth.