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Certified Dental Assistant

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum






2. The biting surface of posterior teeth






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






4. The developmental absence of teeth






5. Distictive classes of teeth that are regionally specialized






6. The distinctive shape of the dental arches.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. One generation of teeth






16. Outer surface of teeth (labial + buccal)






17. The central innermost portion of the tooth.






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






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






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






21. Small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth






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






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






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






25. Mesiobuccal - Mesiolingual - Distobuccal and Distolingual.






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






27. 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






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






29. Surface of the tooth away from the midline






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






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






32. Surface of the tooth adjacent to the cheek.






33. 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






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






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






36. Total of 32 ______ teeth - 8 incisors - 4 cuspids - 8 premolars - and 12 molars.






37. Surface of the tooth towards the midline






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






39. Surface of tooth adjacent to the tongue.






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