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Dental Assisting: Head And Neck Anatomy

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1. Parotid Papilla






2. What teeth are removed if overcrowding occurs?






3. Gums






4. Foliate Papillae






5. Middle Superior Alveolar Nerve






6. What are the four main functions of deciduous teeth?






7. Lamina Propria






8. Interradicular Septum






9. Landmarks






10. How much saliva is produced daily?






11. Mylohyoid Artery






12. lst and second premolars






13. Fordyce's Spots






14. Transverse Ridge






15. Marginal GIngiva






16. Common Carotid






17. What are the characteristics of permanent teeth?






18. Sharpey's Fibers






19. Enamel Spindle






20. Filiform Papillae






21. Frenum






22. When does the maxillary first molar erupt?






23. Oblique Ridge






24. Mental Artery






25. Dentinal Fluid






26. Fetus






27. Dentoperiosteal Fiber Groups






28. Stippled






29. External Oblique Ridge






30. Ameloblast






31. Vermilion Zone






32. Vestibule Fornix






33. Cortical Bone






34. Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve






35. Zygomatic nerve






36. Facial Artery






37. Maxillary Arch






38. Lingual Nerve Branch






39. Labial Commissures






40. Alveolar Mucosa






41. Tubercle of the Lip






42. How many teeth are in the permanent set of teeth?






43. What are the 3 branches of the pterygopalatine nerve branch?






44. What are the characteristics of deciduous teeth?






45. Imbritation Lines of Von Eboner






46. How is the TMJ supported and what controls their movement?






47. If a patient receives toxic agents - how long does it take for their sense of taste to return?






48. Epithelial Attachment






49. Lingual Vein






50. Mastication