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