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Dentition

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type, number of teeth in dental arch

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primary dention other names

how many teeth

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deciduous/baby teeth/milk teeth
20 teeth
5/per quadrent
NO PREMOLAR

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Eruption of primary start and end

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start 6 month—> ends 3 year (24-32 month)

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exfolation of primary teeth

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start at 6 ends at 12

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Mixed dention

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a mixture primary and permanent teeth

usally all primary lost between 6-12 years

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Permentat dentition other names

number of teeth

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Secondar /adult teeth
32 teeth
8/per quadrant

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Eruption of permeant dention

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starts at 6 ends at 21 (wisdom teeth)

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retained primary tooth

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primary tooth hasn’t exfoliated

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Edontulus

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without teeth

partially- not all missing

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Eruption

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braking of tooth through tissues(gum)

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exfoliation

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loss of primary teeth following root resorption

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dental arches

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consists of two arches
maxiallry-top
mandibular-bottom

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Quadrants

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maxillary and mandible arches divded into 2 halves

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Midline

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imaginary line dividing arch in to 2 halves

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Sexant

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1/6 of dentition

seprate anterior from posterior

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TMJ

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where mandible articualtes and hinges with skull

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occlusion

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natural contact of max. and mandb.

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malocclusiion

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deviated occlusion

not normal

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19
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all teeth are classified as___ and ___

purpose?

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posterior and anterior

help describe location and function

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Lateral incsors

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Cut food
iso-
cenral -1
lateral-2

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Canine

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Tear food
iso
3

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anterior teeth

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cutting and tearing teeth located in the front

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posterior

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chewing teeth located in the back

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cupids

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aka canine

“cornerstone” of dental arch

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2 distinction for canine
sturdy crown | long rooted
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premolar=molar
broad chewing surface
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3rd molar often referred as
wisodm tooth
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4v tissues of oral cavity
enamel cementum dentin pulp
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enamel
white protective external surface of anatomical crown
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cementum
External layer of | anatomical root
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Dentin
Main portion of | tooth structure
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Pulp
soft tissue in cavity center of crown and root not calcified
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Anatomical crown
covered in enamel
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Clinical crown
visible in mouth
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Cervix
narrow area | crown joins CEMENTUM of root
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Root
Covered with Cementum | hold tooth in place
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APEXtip of root
tip of root
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Apical foreman
opening where NERVE and BLOOD | enter and exit
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proximal surface
2surface adjacent to each other | teeth touching together
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Tooth numbering system use
identfy teeth for chating most commly used in canada: ISO , FDI
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ISO system
2 digit recording system 1st digit=quadrant 2nd digits= tooth in quadrant
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Lingual
towards tongue
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Mesial
towards midline
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incisal
cutting edge of anterior tooth
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distal
away from midline
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occlusal
broad chewing surafce | of posterior teeth
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vestibualr
towards lips or face | aka facial
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ginviva
aka gums cover alveolar bone surronds tooth
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3 types of gingiva
attached unattached interdental
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Interdental gingiva
aka interdental papilla | triange shaped between teeth ⛛
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Aleveolar socket
tooth sits in cavity space | not bone contact
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Peiodontal ligament
support +suspend tooth
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attatched gingiva
gum bound to bone
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unaatached gingiva
gums not bound to teeth
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Intra oral
Within mouth /oral cavity
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Benign
Non cancerous
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Interproximal
Inbetween teeth
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Restoration
replacemetn used for all/ parts of a tooth
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Vital
living/cruical importance
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Pre-Malignant
Before cancer
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Extra oral
outside the mouth/oral cavity
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chronic
lon/ slow-continuing over a long time
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diagnosis
evaluation/determine of disease
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Acute
short duration
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Alloy
2 or more metal fused together
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Abscess
pus localized formation
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Amlagam
Mixture of mercury with other metals
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Anaesthetic
drug/gas eliminating sense of feeling
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Anomaly
Noticeble change from normal/abnormal
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CLincial
Based on obsevation
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Cusp
elevation on occlusal surafce
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degeneration
growning worse
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Geriatrics
care for the aging
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Impaction
confiment of a tooth in jaw -eruption prevented

DA 1 Terminology (10 decks)

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