Deciduous teeth: General info Flashcards
Why do deciduous teeth have prominent CEJs
because they have thicker enamel at the cervical 3rd that ends abruptly at CEJ
Deciduous teeth have prominent… due to the thicker enamel at the Cervical third of the tooth
buccal ridges
T/F Deciduous teeth have smaller pulp cavities, horns and canals
F- larger
(Short/Long) crown length relative to root length
short
T/F; Deciduous teeth have long and thin roots and are very divergent
t
T/F: Molars of deciduous dentition are decrease in size from 1st to 2nd molar
t- the opposite is true for permanent dentition
Occlusal tables on deciduous molars are (wider/narrower) than permanent teeth?
Narrower
Upon eruption… has no mamelons
Deciduous incisors
In deciuous teeth, enamel rods at (occlusal/cervical) area are directed (cervically/occlusally)
cervical… occlusally- opposite for permanent teeth (directed gingivally)
Know universal letters for deciduous teeth
ok
Eruption time for deciduous maxillary central incisor
7.5 months
Eruption time for deciduous mandibular central incisor
6 months
Eruption time for deciduous maxillary lateral incisor
9 months
Eruption time for deciduous mandibular lateral incisor
7 months
Eruption time for deciduous maxillary canine
19 months
