Chapter 8 - Dental Anatomy Quiz

Question 1

How many teeth are in the maxillary right posterior sextant?

Answer 1

5

Question 1

What describes the patient’s upper-right quadrant?

Answer 1

maxillary right

Question 2

What is the name for the third of the tooth on the chewing surface of a posterior tooth?

Answer 2

occlusal

Question 2

What dentition is present in the mouth from approximately 6 to 12 years?

Answer 2

mixed

Question 2

What primary tooth erupts around 24 months and is often referred to as the two-year molar?

Answer 2

second

Question 2

What surfaces are only found on posterior teeth?

Answer 2

occlusal and buccal

Question 3

Which of these landmarks are elevations?

Answer 3

cusps, ridges, and cingula

Question 3

A convex area on the lingual surface of the anterior teeth near the gingiva is called the:

Answer 3

Cingulum

Question 4

What is the junction of three surfaces of a tooth?

Answer 4

point angle

Question 5

Which landmark appears as a shallow dip in places on the teeth?

Answer 5

fossae

Question 6

On what surface are mamelons found on newly erupted central incisors?

Answer 6

incisal

Question 7

List the largest to smallest of the anterior incisors:

Answer 7

maxillary central, maxillary lateral, mandibular lateral, and mandibular central incisor

Question 8

Where can the marginal ridges be found on posterior teeth?

Answer 8

sides of the occlusal surface

Question 9

The cusp on the mesial lingual surface of the permanent maxillary first molar is the:

Answer 9

cusp of Carabelli

Question 10

Which teeth have the distinguishing feature of an oblique ridge?

Answer 10

maxillary molars

Question 11

Which teeth have five cusps?

Answer 11

first molars

Question 12

Which teeth have trifurcated roots?

Answer 12

maxillary molars

Question 13

All of these statements in comparing primary to permanent teeth are true EXCEPT:
a. primary teeth are smaller.
b. primary teeth are better developed.
c. primary teeth have thinner enamel.
d. primary teeth are whiter.

Answer 13

b. primary teeth are better developed

Question 14

Which teeth have five cusps?

Answer 14

primary second molars and permanent first molars

Question 15

Which teeth have four cusps?

Answer 15

primary first molars and permanent second molars