Dent. Anatmy: MAXILLARY

Question 1

Most scalloped tooth?

Answer 1

mesial of max central incisor

Question 2

If you looked at the midline of the incisal edge of the central incisors, where would it be in relation to the root of the tooth?

Answer 2

Centered

Question 3

Maxillary incisal edges difference between mandibular incisal edges

Answer 3

Maxillary incisal edges are centered

are lingual to root axis except maxillary canine, which is facial to root

Question 4

Maxillary central is least likely to have a?

Answer 4

divided canal

Question 5

When extracting a tooth, due to its root shape, what is the easiest tooth to rotate?

Answer 5

Maxillary central

Question 6

Maxillary central incisor is cut @ the CEJ. What shape is the tooth outline?

Answer 6

Triangular

Question 7

How do permanent max centrals difference from primary centrals?

a. Longer Root
b. No Mamelons
c. No Cingulum
d. No Marginal Ridge

Answer 7

b. No Mamelons

Question 8

Teeth with Mamelons on incisal edge intact on a adult over 30 year old indicates what?

Answer 8

anterior older bit

Question 9

Compared to the maxillary central incisor, the maxillary canine is ?

Answer 9

wider faciolingually & longer root

Question 10

Dens in dente has highest frequency in which tooth?

Answer 10

Tooth #7 & 10 (max lateral incisors)

Question 11

Which tooth is most likely to have a peg lateral?

Answer 11

Maxillary Lateral Incisor

Question 12

Girl has no caries except on max lateral. This is due to _______________ that goes into the gingiva

Answer 12

lingual groove

Question 13

Maxillary lateral has a lingual groove that extends from enamel to cementum?

Answer 13

palato-radicular groove

Question 14

Problem with root planning a maxillary lateral?

Answer 14

Inciso-apical fissure

Question 15

Most likely to be congenitally missing:

Answer 15

3rd molars> maxillary lateral incisor? mandibular 2nd PM

Question 16

Which tooth is most likely to be trifurcated?

Answer 16

Maxillary 1st PM

Question 17

Maxillary 1st PM is the only permanent tooth with a longer mesial slope than _________________ on the facial

Answer 17

distal slope

Question 18

Describe Primary maxillary canine

Answer 18

only primary tooth with mesial slope than distal slope

Question 19

Lingual cusp of the max 1st PM compared to the facial cusp?

Answer 19

Shorter

Question 20

Max 1st PM is most simiar to what man 2nd PM?

Answer 20

H type, Y type, U type

Question 21

In which tooth is the lingual dimension greater than buccal dimension?

Answer 21

Maxillary 1st Molar

- because of the Cusp of Carabelli

Question 22

On the maxillary 1st molar, the oblique ridge is formed between which 2 cusps?

Answer 22

ML & DB

Question 23

What are the 2 obtuse angles of the max 1st molar?

Answer 23

ML & DB

- 2 acute angles are MB & DL

Question 24

Which tooth is more likly to have 3 cuspus?

Answer 24

Maxillary 2nd Molar & Mandibular 2nd PM