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Dentistry Occlusion

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1. ____ is not a sign of occl trauma






2. What is not affected by occ trauma






3. Mand. retruded-one or more max. incisors retruded; max. laterals protruded-max centrals retruded; crowded max anterior teeth; deep overbite






4. The way you normally bite your teeth together when not chewing






5. Cusps of maxillary teeth directly over cusps of mandibular teeth






6. Maxillary overlap mandibular; whole arch






7. Incisal 3rd






8. A continuation of the spee of to extend through the condyle






9. Deciduous molars and canines are wider than permanent premolars and canines; space saved during mesial drift of permanent molars






10. A tooth that occludes with an opposing tooth before full closure is achieved in centric occlusion






11. Tooth positioned more facial






12. Horizontal






13. Mobility - migration - pain - premature contact - widening of PDL - parafuntional habits - TMJ problems - all result in _________






14. Position of the mandible relative to the maxilla during swallowing and other times when the jaw muscles contract






15. If the mandible moves to the left - the mvmt is known as a left working movement






16. Retrognathic profile






17. The permanent molars erupt posterior to the primary teeth and push them all mesially






18. Anterior teeth do not occlude - or remain open - while posterior teeth may have a normal occlusion






19. Maxillary anterior teeth stick out labially from tongue thrusting






20. Contact between maxillary incisors does not line up with contact of mandibular incisors






21. Growth hormone imbalance that causes the mandible to grow faster than the maxilla(all teeth are in crossbite)






22. Rotated or twisted; rotated mesial or distal






23. Tongue thrusting; thumb sucking - pacifiers






24. Occlusal guard =






25. Habitual - acquired - convenience - intercuspal & static






26. Buck teeth are common and are considered






27. II (mal)occlusion






28. Class III (mal)occlusion of permanent teeth






29. Later






30. Primary teeth set ___________________ for permanent






31. Difference between primary and secondary occ trauma






32. Maxillary - Mandibular - Facial






33. Spaces between two teeth






34. Posterior; no horizontal overlap






35. Transverse occlusal curvature; posterior teeth; medio-lateral postion (r-l)






36. During a left working movement - the right side is known as the






37. After periodontal sugery - mobility will ________






38. The patient is constantly tightening the lower lip against the lower anterior teeth causing the the mandibular teeth to be pushed back into the mouth by this overdeveloped lower lip






39. Anterior; no horizontal overlap






40. Mandible moves to the right or left






41. Curved alignment of the occlusal plane when looking from a lateral view(distal to mesial)






42. Tooth extracted






43. Mandibular molars and maxillary molars are even






44. Excessive deposition of cementum around the apex - due to excessive occlusal forces






45. Introduced the concept of codestruction






46. Crowns tipped lingually - roots tipped laterally






47. Mand. retruded-max. incisors protruded; deep overbite; excessive overjet - abnormal muscle function - short mandible - short upper lip






48. Maximum touching of max and mand






49. Survival of the dentition despite its deviation from a preconceived hypothetical normal






50. Vibrational mvmt of a tooth under occ function






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