Dental Flashcards
What are the dental quadrants?
1-4 starting with top right and ending with bottom right
What is the rule of 4s and 9s?
The canine is always the 400 and the first molar is always the 900
What is the upper arcade formula for canines?
3, 1, 4, 2
What is the lower arcade formula for canines?
3, 1, 4, 3
What is the upper arcade formula for felines?
3, 1, 3, 1
What is the lower arcade formula for canines?
3, 1, 2, 1
What numbers do cats not have on the upper arcade
105 and 205
What numbers do cats not have on the lower arcade?
305, 306, 405, 406
What is the directional term toward the median line?
Mesial
What is the directional term away from the median line?
Distal
What are the front of the canines and incisors directionally referred to as?
Labial
What are the lateral sides of the teeth directionally referred to as?
Buccal
What are the upper arcade medial side directional referred to as?
Palatal
What are the lower arcade medial teeth directionally referred to as?
Lingual
What is type 0 periodontal score?
Normal
What is type I periodontal disease?
Malocclusion of a single or individual teeth
What is type II periodontal disease?
Overbite
What is type III periodontal disease?
Underbit
What is type IV periodontal disease?
Wry bite, all over
What are the layers of the crown called?
Enamel, dentin, pulp chamber
What are the layers of the root called?
Cementum, Pulp chamber
What is the junction between the enamel and the cementum called?
Cementoenamel junction
What surrounds the root of the tooth?
Periodontal ligament
What is the normal space between the tooth and the gingiva?
The gingival sulcus (normal depth ~1-3mm in dogs and ~0.5-1mm in cats)