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