| Dinged | 6 |
| Bound for the body shop, perhaps | 32 |
| Banged-in | 9 |
| Tooth: Comb. form | 17 |
| Teeth: Prefix | 13 |
| Prefix with lingual | 19 |
| Tooth in front? | 15 |
| Prefix with -frice | 18 |
| Prefix for teeth | 16 |
| Driller's prefix? | 21 |
| Tooth layer | 11 |
| Tooth tissue | 12 |
| Principal mass of a tooth | 25 |
| Tooth enamel | 12 |
| Tooth component (Var.) | 22 |
| Tooth component | 15 |
| Principle mass of a tooth | 25 |
| Most of a tooth | 15 |
| It's under a canine's coat | 34 |
| Bridge expert | 13 |
| One who knows the drill? | 24 |
| William T. G. Morton was one | 28 |
| One who knows the drill | 23 |
| Driller and filler | 18 |
| Drill master? | 13 |
| Worker at a filling station? | 28 |
| William Thomas Green Morton was one | 35 |
| Tooth puller | 12 |
| Person who's feeling down in the mouth? | 43 |
| One working on a calculus problem? | 34 |
| One who's down in the mouth? | 32 |
| One who works with canines | 26 |
| One who might get to the root of the problem? | 45 |
| One who gets to the root of the problem? | 40 |
| One concerned with bites | 24 |
| Mouth mirror user | 17 |
| Molar mender | 12 |
| He looks down in the mouth | 26 |
| Flossing recommender | 20 |
| Filling fellow | 14 |
| Drillmaster? (and a hint at this puzzle's theme) | 52 |
| Drillmaster? | 12 |
| Down-in-the-mouth sort? | 23 |
| Crown repairer | 14 |
| Canine examiner | 15 |
| Canine cleaner | 14 |
| Bridge contractor? | 18 |
| They know the drill | 19 |
| Canine specialists | 18 |
| They drill and fill | 19 |
| Hygienists' coworkers | 25 |
| Drillers and fillers | 20 |
| They take care of caries | 24 |
| They sometimes repair bridges | 29 |
| They repair canines | 19 |
| They care about caries | 22 |
| Numbers, at times | 17 |
| Mouth guards? | 13 |
| Certain drillers | 16 |
| Cap and crown men | 17 |
| ADA members | 11 |
| James of "Desperate Housewives" | 41 |
| ''Our Miss Brooks'' student Walter | 50 |
| University of North Texas site | 30 |
| University of North Texas home | 30 |
| Nick who founded the Gawker media empire | 40 |
| Heart surgeon Cooley | 20 |
| Dr. of pajamas | 14 |
| "Take heart," said ___ coolly | 39 |
| "Our Miss Brooks" student Walter | 42 |
| Ford dings | 10 |
| Cars' scars | 15 |
| Impressions | 11 |
| Depressions | 11 |
| Notches | 7 |
| Fender flaws | 12 |
| Car's scars | 15 |
| NICKS | 5 |
| Makes an impression | 19 |
| Dings | 5 |
| Cause for an insurance claim | 28 |
| Body shop jobs | 14 |
| Bits of progress | 16 |
| Bad impressions? | 16 |
| Auto damage | 11 |
| Trade-in value diminishers | 26 |
| They may be hammered out | 24 |
| Significant impressions | 23 |
| Scars on cars | 13 |
| Pushes in | 9 |
| Jobs for body shops | 19 |
| Fender benders | 14 |
| Features of clunkers and junkers | 32 |
| Body shop challenges | 20 |
| Surface depressions | 19 |
| Parking lot souvenirs | 21 |
| Mars cars | 9 |
| Hailstorm damage | 16 |
| Hail damage | 11 |
| Fender-bender results | 21 |