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Certified Dental Assistant

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Total of 32 ______ teeth - 8 incisors - 4 cuspids - 8 premolars - and 12 molars.






2. The space that contains the pulp or 'nerve' of the tooth






3. Main ridges on each cusp that run from the tip of the cusp to the central part of the occlusal surface






4. Teeth next to the incisors. One tooth per quadrant - primarily used in tearing/ripping food.






5. The central innermost portion of the tooth.






6. Linear elevations found at the mesial and distal terminations of the occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth. Also found on anterior teeth but are less prominent - forming the lateral margins of the lingual surface






7. One of the primary centers of formation in the development of the crown of the tooth.






8. The outermost layer of a tooth; the hardest material in the body; protects nerves and softer material inside the tooth






9. Lip/ front part of the facial surface for incisors and canines.






10. The entrance point of the nerve - blood vessels and connective tissue that constitutes the pulp.






11. Surface of the tooth towards the midline






12. The developmental absence of teeth






13. The line that separates the anatomic crown from the anatomic root. Also called the cemento-enamel-junction (CEJ) junction between the cementum and the enamel






14. Small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth






15. Outer surface of teeth (labial + buccal)






16. Any linear elevation on the surface of a tooth.






17. The distinctive shape of the dental arches.






18. A horseshoe shaped bone wich articulates with thte skull by way of the TMJ.






19. Surface of tooth adjacent to the tongue.






20. An encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)






21. One generation of teeth






22. The center or innermost portion of the tooth containing the pulp






23. Total of 20 ___________ teeth - 8 incisors - 4 cuspids - and 8 molars. No premolars are developed. Incisors are the first to erupt.






24. Mesiobuccal - Mesiolingual - Distobuccal and Distolingual.






25. Two bones forming the upper jaw - rigidly attached to the skull.






26. All of the teeth in the jaw are alike.






27. The enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum






28. The back 12 teeth - used to chew - 3 teeth per quadrant.






29. The 4 front teeth - known as the biting edge of the anterior teeth.






30. Rounded prominences on the incisal edge of newly erupted anterior teeth. (3 bumps on permanent teeth)






31. Formation of two sets of teeth in the life span - 'two generations of teeth'






32. Surface of the tooth away from the midline






33. The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support






34. Makes up the bulk of the tooth structures located around the pulp cavity and under the enamel within the anatomical crown.






35. Surface of the tooth adjacent to the cheek.






36. Distictive classes of teeth that are regionally specialized






37. The biting surface of posterior teeth






38. The portion that you can see when veiwing the mouth.






39. A lifetime of generations of teeth - like a conveyor belt. such teeth have a breif life and are simple in design






40. Function is holding and grinding; 4 mandible - 4 maxillary; 2-3 cusps; posterior teeth