9/17: Maxillary Intraoral Anatomy Flashcards
What is the thin radiopaque layer of dense bone that bounds the teeth sockets?
Lamina dura
Lamina dura
Lamina dura
Lamina dura
What is the gingival margin of the alveolar process between teeth (radiopaque line)?
Alveolar crest
Alveolar crest
Alveolar crest
What appears as a radioluscent space between the tooth root and the lamina dura?
Periodontal ligament space
PDL space
PDL space
Double PDL and lamina dura
Why would a double PDL space and lamina dura be seen?
When there is a convexity of the proximal surface of the root resulting in two heights of contour
Where does cancellous bone lie?
Between the cortical plates in both jaws
Trabecular plates
Marrow space
What lies at or just below the junction of the inferior end of the nasal septum and the inferior outline of the nasal aperture?
Anterior nasal spine
Anterior nasal spine
Anterior nasal spine
Anterior nasal spine
Anterior nasal spine
What extends from alveolar crest between #8 and #9 posteriorly to distal aspect of hard palate?
Intermaxillary suture
Intermaxillary suture
Intermaxillary suture
Intermaxillary suture
Intermaxillary suture
What transmits nasopalatine nerves and vessels?
Nasopalatine canal
Where does the nasopalatine canal terminate?
In incisive foramen
Nasopalatine canal
Nasopalatine canal
Nasopalatine canal
Nasopalatine canal