Arches

Question 1

list the occlusion arches

Answer 1

1. intra-arch alignment

2. interarch alignment

Question 2

within the same arch is called?

Answer 2

intra-arch alignment

Question 3

with the opposing arch is called?

Answer 3

interarch alignment

Question 4

how the teeth in the maxillary or the mandibular relate to one another is the description of what arch?

Answer 4

intra-arch alignment

Question 5

how maxillary and mandibular relate to one another is the description of what arch?

Answer 5

interarch alignment

Question 6

contact areas and the tooth form are part of what arch?

Answer 6

intra-arch alignment

Question 7

embrasures are part of what arch?

Answer 7

intra-arch alignment

Question 8

what are the two embrasures?

Answer 8

1. gingival embrasures (below the contact)

2. occlusal embrasure (above the contact area)

Question 9

relationships created parallel to and with the long axis of teeth is known as?

Answer 9

Axial positioning

Question 10

explain the Axial Positioning

Answer 10

when we bite down…the occlusal forces, we want it to be parallel and long axis of the teeth
side note: (if your intra-arch alignment is in pretty good shape…you will have the proper axial positioning of the teeth)