DEN101 Final

Question 1

What is the tissue of the oral cavity called?

Answer 1

oral mucosa

Question 2

What is the term that correlates with osseous _______

Answer 2

bone

Question 3

What are the 2 bones that form the TMJ __________ & ___________.

Answer 3

mandible & temporal

Question 4

What are the largest papilla on the tongue called, that are mushroom shaped?

Answer 4

circumvallate

Question 5

What are the 4 taste senses of the tongue?

Answer 5

sweet, salty, sour, & bitter.

Question 6

What are the chewing surfaces of the posterior teeth called?

Answer 6

occlusal

Question 7

Raised lines of mucosal tissue that extend from the alveolar mucosa through the vestibule to the labial and the buccal mucosa.

Answer 7

Frenum

Question 8

Which of the Black’s cavity classification involves the interproximal of anterior teeth?

Answer 8

Class III

Question 9

Caries that are located on posterior teeth in the pits and fissures of the teeth are what classification?

Answer 9

Class I

Question 10

What is considered a simple cavity?

Answer 10

Involves one surface.

Question 11

List 3 major pairs of salivary glands that supply the oral cavity with saliva:

Answer 11

submandibular, sublingual, & parotid

Question 12

A raised area usually oval or circle filled with fluid.

Answer 12

Blister

Question 13

A concentrated area of pus that forms as a result of infection by microorganisms.

Answer 13

Abscess

Question 14

What is another name for canker sores?

Answer 14

Aphthous ulcer

Question 15

List the 4 stages of tooth development:

Answer 15

bud stage, cap stage, bell stage, & maturation stage.

Question 16

The skin, nails, brain, lining of the oral cavity, and the enamel of the teeth are formed from the __________ layer in the embryo phase of development.

Answer 16

ectoderm

Question 17

When cells developing teeth develop into different tissues.

Answer 17

Histodifferentiation

Question 18

The salivary glands that supply the oral cavity include the _________ & __________.

Answer 18

parotid & submandibular

Question 19

What muscle does most of the work for the tongue?

Answer 19

genioglossus

Question 20

The ________ muscles are all within the tongue and are responsible for shaping the tongue during speech, mastication, and swallowing.

Answer 20

intrinsic

Question 21

Information on the patient’s medical history should be reviewed and updated: __________.

Answer 21

each visit

Question 22

How many quadrants does the mouth have?

Answer 22

4

Question 23

What form should the patient sign and date when visiting your dental office?

Answer 23

medical history form

Question 24

From the midline backward, the teeth are ordered as follows:

Answer 24

centrals, laterals, canines (cuspids), premolars, molars

Question 25

What are the teeth in permanent dentition that are farthest from the midline?

Answer 25

third molars

Question 26

What is the most common tooth numbering system used in the United States?

Answer 26

universal system

Question 27

Maxillary molars have ________ roots.

Answer 27

trifurcated (tri = 3)

Question 28

Using the universal numbering system, tooth number 3 is known as:

Answer 28

maxillary right first molar

Question 29

What numbering system is used for braces/ortho?

Answer 29

Palmer

Question 30

The ______ are permanent teeth that are not succedaneous.

Answer 30

molars

Question 31

How would you chart an amalgam filling?

Answer 31

Outline tooth and fill with red or blue.

Question 32

How would you chart a tooth that needs to be removed?

Answer 32

Red diagonal line