Dental Anatomy Week 1

Front 1

Vestibule

Back 1

space between cheek wall and lips

The v-shaped depression equals the mucobuccal fold.

Front 2

Parotid gland and duct

Back 2

Located on the cheek opposite the second maxillary molar open into vestibule

Front 3

Linea Alba

Back 3

White line on cheek that is keratinized common in patients that grind their teeth

Front 4

Pterygomandibular fold

Back 4

Tendinous band of tissue running from the retromolar pad to the hamulus of the maxilla

Front 5

Maxillary tuberosity

Back 5

Bony protuberance located distal to the maxillary second or third molars covered by attached gingiva keratinized

Front 6

Retromolar pad and pericoronal flap

Back 6

Small triangular shaped area of tissue distilled to the mandibular second or third molar

Front 7

Buccal Shelf

Back 7

Bonyledge buccal to the first second and third

Front 8

Tonsillar pillars

Back 8

Folds of mucosa that are either anterior or posterior tonsils.

Anterior glossopalatine muscle

posterior pharyngeopalatine muscle

Front 9

Vibrating line

Back 9

Demarcation between fixed and movable portion of soft palate

Dentures Must end before this line

Front 10

Fovea Palatine

Back 10

Two small openings on either side of the midline of palate slightly disorder hard soft palate boundary

Front 11

Gingival Groove

Back 11

Separated free from attached gingiva

Front 12

sulcular gingiva

Back 12

Space between teeth and gingiva

Front 13

alveolar mucosa

Back 13

Red and unattached nonkeratinized

Front 14

Attached gingiva

Back 14

Attached to ATL a bone or tooth surface keratinized

Front 15

Deciduous quadrants

Back 15

A-E

F-J

K-O

P-TNo premolars

No premolars

Front 16

Insisor

Back 16

Central and lateral incisorspierce and hold food

pierce and hold food

Front 17

Canines

Back 17

Cornerstone of the dental Arch

Front 18

Premolars

Back 18

Located between permanent canines and molars

Replace the primary molars

Front 19

Enamel

Back 19

Protective enamel covers anatomical Crown highly mineralized in classified hide a substance in the body 95% calcium Hydro hydroxy off at 8

Front 20

pulp

Back 20

Connective tissue: contains blood vessels and nerves

soft non-mineralized

located in center of crown and roots.

Front 21

clinical root

Back 21

can change part of root visible in mouth

Front 22

anatomical root

Back 22

never changes, covered in cementum, entire root

Front 23

anatomical crown

Back 23

part of tooth covered by enamel never changes

Front 24

clinical crown

Back 24

part of tooth visible in the mouth can change.

Front 25

Cementoenamel Junction

Back 25

Cej also known as cervical line separates anatomic crown and root.

Front 26

line angle

Back 26

where two surfaces meet combine names changing the al to a O remember the rules of order

Mesial

Distal

Occulsal

Incisor

Buccal

Facial

Lingual always last

Front 27

tooth point rules

Back 27

three names each like

mesiaobuccoocclusal

Front 28

root to crown ratio

Back 28

root length divided by tooth lenght should be greater then 1. almost all roots are longer then crowns.

Front 29

cusps

Back 29

pyramidal elevation

located on occulsal surface of molars(3-5 and premolars.(2-3)

located an surface of canine.

named for location

Front 30

Cusp ridges

Back 30

linear prominence that converge toward cusp tip

Front 31

cingulum

Back 31

bulge of cervical 3rd lingual surface anterior teeth.

Front 32

mamelons

Back 32

3 bulges on ledge. found on newly erupted teeth

Front 33

marginal ridge

Back 33

located M&D border of occulsal surface

Hint 33

Front 34

Triangular ridge

Back 34

Ridge from any cusp tip the center of occlusal surface

Hint 34

Front 35

Oblique ridge

Back 35

Found only on maxillary molars

crossed occulsal surfaces diagonally.

Hint 35

Front 36

Transverse Ridge

Back 36

crosses occlusal surface of posterior teeth and bl Direction

Hint 36

Front 37

Cervical Ridge

Back 37

Bulge on the cervical 3rd of of B surface

Front 38

Perikymata

Back 38

minute horizontal lines overlapping layers on enamel formed during tooth formation can be worn away by acid.

Front 39

Depresion and groove.

Back 39

Sulcus

V-shaped depression on occlusal Surface running MD between B&L cusp

Front 40

Grooves

Back 40

Located at Center of tooth sulcus separates B from L cusps

Front 41

Fossa

Back 41

Located at D&M ends of central groove on posterior teeth fossa grooves split off these

Front 42

Cervix

Back 42

Neck of the tooth with a crown and the root converge

Front 43

Root trunk

Back 43

Part of root that branches after cej and before it branches off

Front 44

Furcation

Back 44

Whne root trunk divides into seperate roots

Front 45

Contact area

Back 45

Where two adjacent teeth touch points in young people as we age they've rub flat by age 40 10mm of the enamel

Front 46

Diastema

Back 46

space between adjacent teeth

Front 47

Embrasures

Back 47

filled with interdental papilla in healthy teeth

Front 48

embrasure space

Back 48

space between teeth where dental papilla fill