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59 Cards in this Set
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What is the pulp chamber?
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enlarged portion of the pulp cavity found in the anatomical crown
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What are the pulp horns?
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Pointed incisal or occlusal elongatins of the pulp chamber which correspond to the cusps or lobes
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What is the bony entity that surrounds and supports all the teeth in the jaw?
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Alveolar process
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What is the bony socket where the tooth is set?
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Alveolus
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What is the fibrous attachment of the tooth cementum to the alveolar bone?
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Peridontal ligament
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What is gingiva?
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"gums" fibrous tissue enclosed by mucous membrane that covers the alveolar processes and surrounds the necks of teeth
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Where are the anterior teeth and which teeth fit in this category?
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teeth in the front of the mouth which include incisors and canines
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Where are posterior teeth and which teeth fit in this category?
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Teeth in the back of the mouth which includes premolars and molars
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The teeth in the upper arch is known as _______?
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Maxillary
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The teeth in the lower arch is known as ________?
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Mandibular
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Which of the two jaws is moveable?
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Mandible
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When the mandibular teeth contact the maxillary teeth it is called
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occlusion
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The term for biting and chewing
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mastication
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Mamelon
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Name the following structure indicated by the arrow.
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Mamelons
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Small round projections of enamel which are found in varying sizes and numbers on the incisal ridge of recently erupted teeth.
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What is a line angle?
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the line or angle formed by the junction of 2 crown surfaces
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How are line angles named?
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By combining the names of the 2 adjacent surfaces.
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How many line angles does an anterior tooth have? Can you name them all?
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All anterior teeth have 8 line angles:
mesiolabial mesiolingual distolabial distolingual labioincisal linguoincisal mesioincisal distoincisal |
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How many line angles does a posterior tooth have? Can you name them all?
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All posterior teeth have 8 line angles:
mesiobuccal mesiolingual distobuccal distolingual bucco-occlusal linguo-occlusal mesio-occlusal disto-occlusal |
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Label each arrow
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Incisal Occlusal
Mesial Distal Gingival (Cervical) |
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Anterior Teeth have how many Surfaces and edges?
What are their names? |
4 Surfaces 1 edge
Mesial Distal Labial & Lingual (Palatal) Incisal Edge |
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How many surfaces are there on posterior teeth and what are there names?
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5 surfaces
Mesial, Distal, Lingual, Buccal & Occlusal |
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The root tip or termination is called what?
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Apex
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The surface between two teeth is called the ...
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Proximal Surface
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What is the name for the proximal surface closest to the midline? Furthest from the midline?
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Mesial
Distal |
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The normal eruption age (in months) for mandibular deciduous dentition?
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central incisor- 6 months
lateral incisor- 7 canine- 16 first molar- 12 second molar- 20 |
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The normal eruption age (in months) for maxillary deciduous dentition?
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central incisor- 7.5 months
lateral incisor- 9 canine- 19 first molar- 14 second molar- 24 |
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General eruption pattern/sequence for deciduous dentition?
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1 mand central incisor
2 mand lateral incisor 3 max central incisor 4 max lateral incisor 5 mand first molar 6 max first molar 7 mand canine 8 max canine 9 mand second molar 10 max second molar |
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General eruption pattern/sequence for permanent dentition?
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1 mand first molar
2 max first molar 3 mand central incisor 4 mand lateral incisor 5 max central incisor 6 max lateral incisor 7 mand canine 8 mand first premolar 9 max first premolar 10 mand second premolar 11 max second premolar 12 max canine 13 mand second molar 14 max second molar 15 mand third molar 16 max third molar |
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What is the most common system used for designating deciduous dentition?
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Capital letters A-T
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In deciduous dentition, what are the letters used for the central incisors?
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E,F,O,P
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In deciduous dentition, what are the letters used for the lateral incisors?
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D,G,N,Q
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In deciduous dentition, what are the letters used for the canines?
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C,H,M,R
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In deciduous dentition, what are the letters used for the first molars?
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B,I,L,S
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In deciduous dentition, what are the letters used for the second molars?
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A,J,K,T
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What is the line around the tooth where enamel and cementum meet?
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cervical line, aka CEJ
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What is the imaginary line which marks the level of termination of the nonattached soft tissue surrounding the tooth?
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gingival line
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the actual attachment of the soft tissue of the mouth to the tooth
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epithelial attachment
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The epithelial attachment may be variable in its location, but has a tendency to migrate ________?
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apically
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How many teeth are present in a complete quadrant of the permanent dentition?
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8
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Name the four different types of teeth in the permanent dentition and how many of each are present in the entire mouth.
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Incisors (8), Canines (4), Premolars (8), Molars (12)
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Which teeth's function are cutting, tearing, piercing, and holding during mastication?
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Canines
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Which teeth's function are grinding during mastication?
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Molars
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Which teeth's function are biting, cutting, incising, and shearing?
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Incisors
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Which teeth's function are tearing, holding, and grinding during mastication?
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Premolars
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What are alternate names for the canine and premolar?
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Cuspid and Bicuspids, respectively.
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What type of tooth in the permanent dentition is not present in deciduous dentition?
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Premolars
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Name the type and number of teeth in the complete deciduous dentition?
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Incisors (8), Canines (4), and Molars (8)
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What is the name of the period in which both deciduous and permanent teeth are present?
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Mixed dentition period
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What is the hard, mineralized tissue covering the dentin of the anatomical crown of the tooth?
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Enamel
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What is the hard tissue that forms the main body of the tooth?
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Dentin
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What is the hard, bonelike tissue covering the dentin of the anatomical root of the tooth?
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Cementum
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What is the portion of the tooth covered by enamel?
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Anatomical Crown
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What is the portion of the tooth covered with cementum?
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Anatomical Root
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What is the living soft tissue which occupies the pulp cavity of the tooth and contains the tooth's nutrient supply?
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Pulp
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What is the entire internal cavity of a tooth that contains the pulp?
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Pulp Cavity
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What portion of the pulp cavity is located in the root of the tooth and may also be called the root canal?
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Pulp Canal
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Name the identifiable line around the external surface of the tooth where the enamel and cementum meet.
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Cervical Line/ Cemento-enamail junction/ CEJ
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Name the internal line of meeting of the dentin and enamel in the anatomical crown of a tooth.
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Dentino-enamel junction/ DEJ
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