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Chapter 10 - Dental Flashcards

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What is a quadrant

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The left or right half of each dental arch

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What is a dental arch

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The complete arched arrangement of upper or lower teeth. Also known as the dental arcade

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What are incisor teeth

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The most rostral group of teeth

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What are canine teeth

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The teeth located just lateral to the incisor teeth

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What are pre-molar teeth

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The rostral cheek Teeth

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What are molar teeth

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The caudal cheek teeth

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What is a crown

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The exposed part of a tooth above the gumline

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What is a root

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The hidden part of a tooth below the gum line

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What is a Coronal

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Toward the crown of the tooth

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What is apical

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Toward the tip of the root of the tooth

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What is gingival

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Toward the gingiva a.k.a. gum

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What is furcation

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The area where the roots of a multi rooted tooth join the crown

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What is mesial

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For canine, premolar, molar teeth, the surface or edge facing the rostral end of the mouth. For the incisor teeth, the surface or edge facing towards the center a.k.a. midline

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What is distal

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For canine, premolar, molar teeth the surface or edge facing toward the caudal end of the mouth. For the incisor teeth, the surface or edge farthest from the center a.k.a. midline

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What is buccal

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Surface of a tooth facing the cheeks

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What is palatal

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Surface of an upper tooth facing the hard palate

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What is labial

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Surface of the tooth facing the lips

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What is lingual

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Surface of the lower tooth facing the tongue

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What is the incisal edge

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The cutting edge of a sharp tooth’s crown

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What is the occlusal surface

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The flat grinding surface of molar teeth

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What is interproximal space

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Space between adjacent teeth

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What is interproximal surface

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The surface of the tooth that faces the adjacent tooth

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