Chapter 2 Flashcards
Oral cavity divisions
Vestibules, teeth, jaws with alveolar processes, oral cavity proper
Boundaries of oral cavity
- Lips = anterior boundary
- Throat = posterior boundary
- Cheeks = lateral boundaries
- Roof of mouth (palate) = superior boundary
- Floor of mouth = inferior boundary
Facial structures
Those closest to facial surface
Labial structures
Those closest to the lips
Buccal structures
Those closest to inner cheek
Lingual structures
Those closest to tongue
Palatal structures
Lingual structures closest to tongue
Vestibules
Upper and lower horseshoe-shaped spaces b/w lips and cheek
- There is maxillary vestibule and mandibular vestibule
- Lined by oral mucosa (mucous membrane)
Labial mucosa
Lines inner part of lips, pinkish
- Continuous w/ buccal mucosa
Buccal mucosa
Lines inner cheek, pinkish
- Continuous with labial mucosa
Mastication
Chewing
Buccal fat pad
Dense pad of fat tissue at posterior part of each vestibule
- Protective cushion during mastication
- Covered by buccal mucosa
Parotid papilla
- Small elevation of tissue
- Protects opening of parotid duct of the parotid salivary gland
Another name for parotid duct
Stensen duct
Vestibular fornix
Where pinkish labial mucosa or buccal mucosa meets redder alveolar mucosa
- (Where redder meets lighter)
Mucobuccal fold
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Fordyce spots/granules
- Small yellowish elevations on the oral mucosa
- Represent deeper deposits of sebum from trapped or misplaced sebaceous gland tissue
Linea alba
- White ridge of calloused tissue (or hyperkeritanization)
- Extends horizontally at the level where maxillary and mandibular teeth come together/occlude
- Also considered occlusal plane
Maxilla
- Nonmovable articualtion
- Has body of maxilla (superior to teeth, contains maxillary sinus)
- 2 bones that are sutured together during development
- Has body and 4 processes
Mandible
- Single bone
- Moveable articulation w/ temporal bones at each temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Alveolar process
- Bony extension for both maxilla and mandible
- Aka alveolar bone
- Contains ea. tooth socket (aka alveolus)
Periodontal ligament (PDL)
- Holds tooth in alveolar socket
- Fibrous structure
- Allows slight movement within alveolus while providing support
Mature and fully erupted teeth contain these two things
Crown and root
Crown
- Made of enamel (very hard outer layer) and dentin (moderately hard inner layer)
- Pulp inside dentin (soft, innermost)
Cementum
Outermost layer of root
- (Dentin still covers soft tissue of pulp under cementum)
- Much darker than enamel
Dental arches
Alveolar processes with teeth in the alveoli
- Maxillary arch
- Mandibular arch
Maxillary tuberosity
Tissue covered elevation of bone distal to last tooth of maxillary arch
Retromolar pad
Dense pad of tissue located distal to the last tooth of mandibular arch
Tooth types in both arches of children teeth
- Incisors
- Canines
- Molars
Tooth types in both arches of adult permanent teeth
- Incisors
- Canines
- Molars
- Premolars