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Certified Dental Assistant
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1. Small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
Mesial
Homodo
Catenary Arch
Cusp
2. Total of 20 ___________ teeth - 8 incisors - 4 cuspids - and 8 molars. No premolars are developed. Incisors are the first to erupt.
Primary Teeth (Deciduous)
Distal
Premolars
Pulp Cavity
3. Outer surface of teeth (labial + buccal)
Lingual
Anodontia
Facial
Heterodont
4. The center or innermost portion of the tooth containing the pulp
Mamelon
Pulp Chamber
Buccal
Lob
5. All of the teeth in the jaw are alike.
Ridge
Marginal Ridges
Secondary teeth
Homodo
6. 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
Cervical Line
Molars
Triangular Ridges
Premolars
7. Any linear elevation on the surface of a tooth.
Primary Teeth (Deciduous)
Triangular Ridges
Lingual
Ridge
8. The central innermost portion of the tooth.
Pulp
Premolars
Cingul
Monophyodont
9. Formation of two sets of teeth in the life span - 'two generations of teeth'
Mandibl
Individual cusps are named how?
Diphyodont
Root Apex
10. Surface of tooth adjacent to the tongue.
Lingual
Secondary teeth
Maxilla
Dentin
11. Two bones forming the upper jaw - rigidly attached to the skull.
Cervical Line
Dentin
Maxilla
Diphyodont
12. 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
Triangular Ridges
Marginal Ridges
Polyphyodont
Dentin
13. A lifetime of generations of teeth - like a conveyor belt. such teeth have a breif life and are simple in design
Pulp Chamber
Labial
Polyphyodont
Mandibl
14. Mesiobuccal - Mesiolingual - Distobuccal and Distolingual.
Cusp
Marginal Ridges
Anodontia
Individual cusps are named how?
15. The portion that you can see when veiwing the mouth.
Maxilla
Occlusal
Clinical Crown
Anatomical Crown
16. Surface of the tooth towards the midline
Primary Teeth (Deciduous)
Mamelon
Mesial
Facial
17. Surface of the tooth away from the midline
Cervical Line
Mandibl
Cuspids
Distal
18. Total of 32 ______ teeth - 8 incisors - 4 cuspids - 8 premolars - and 12 molars.
Secondary teeth
Molars
Pulp Chamber
Individual cusps are named how?
19. Rounded prominences on the incisal edge of newly erupted anterior teeth. (3 bumps on permanent teeth)
Anodontia
Pulp Chamber
Mamelon
Primary Teeth (Deciduous)
20. Makes up the bulk of the tooth structures located around the pulp cavity and under the enamel within the anatomical crown.
Maxilla
Pulp Chamber
Enamel
Dentin
21. The space that contains the pulp or 'nerve' of the tooth
Polyphyodont
Pulp Cavity
Marginal Ridges
Catenary Arch
22. The entrance point of the nerve - blood vessels and connective tissue that constitutes the pulp.
Root Apex
Heterodont
Pulp Chamber
Dentin
23. Surface of the tooth adjacent to the cheek.
Buccal
Individual cusps are named how?
Pulp Cavity
Catenary Arch
24. The distinctive shape of the dental arches.
Distal
Root Apex
Labial
Catenary Arch
25. A horseshoe shaped bone wich articulates with thte skull by way of the TMJ.
Marginal Ridges
Incisors
Occlusal
Mandibl
26. Distictive classes of teeth that are regionally specialized
Cervical Line
Heterodont
Occlusal
Root
27. The biting surface of posterior teeth
Occlusal
Facial
Homodo
Enamel
28. One of the primary centers of formation in the development of the crown of the tooth.
Cervical Line
Polyphyodont
Lob
Enamel
29. The 4 front teeth - known as the biting edge of the anterior teeth.
Pulp Cavity
Pulp
Cervical Line
Incisors
30. One generation of teeth
Polyphyodont
Facial
Monophyodont
Homodo
31. Main ridges on each cusp that run from the tip of the cusp to the central part of the occlusal surface
Triangular Ridges
Pulp Cavity
Homodo
Catenary Arch
32. Lip/ front part of the facial surface for incisors and canines.
Labial
Cuspids
Monophyodont
Heterodont
33. The outermost layer of a tooth; the hardest material in the body; protects nerves and softer material inside the tooth
Enamel
Pulp Chamber
Mandibl
Ridge
34. Function is holding and grinding; 4 mandible - 4 maxillary; 2-3 cusps; posterior teeth
Diphyodont
Premolars
Secondary teeth
Mesial
35. The enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum
Homodo
Anatomical Crown
Lob
Distal
36. The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Incisors
Facial
Monophyodont
Root
37. The developmental absence of teeth
Anodontia
Maxilla
Molars
Primary Teeth (Deciduous)
38. An encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
Cingul
Diphyodont
Incisors
Ridge
39. The back 12 teeth - used to chew - 3 teeth per quadrant.
Buccal
Molars
Individual cusps are named how?
Incisors
40. Teeth next to the incisors. One tooth per quadrant - primarily used in tearing/ripping food.
Buccal
Anodontia
Secondary teeth
Cuspids