DENTAL Flashcards
What initiates the breakdown of starch
Salivary amylase
What breaks down triglycerides into fatty acids
Lingual lipase
What is covered by keratinized mucous membrane?
The hard palate
What is covered with non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Cheeks (buccal), Lips, soft palate, tongue
What are the three regions of a tooth
Crown, neck and root
What is the most visible region of the tooth
Crown
Where does the enamel and cementum meet
The CEJ cementumal enamel junction
What is the tissue of the tooth that covers the crown
The enamel (enamel is the hardest substance in the body)
What is the tissue that forms the majority of the tooth and gives the tooth its basic shape and rigidity?
Dentin (it is harder than bone)
What is the connective tissue of the tooth that contains blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic vessels
The pulp
What is the attachment apparatus which covers the dentin of the roots
Cementum
What does the attachment apparatus consist of?
Cementum
Alveolar process
Periodontal ligament
What are the four different types of teeth
Molar
Premolar
Canine
Incisor
What is tooth number 1
The right maxillary 3rd molar
What is tooth number 16
The left maxillary 3rd molar
What is tooth number 17
The left mandibular 3rd molar
What is tooth number 32
The right mandibular 3rd molar
How many total teeth do we have
32
28 if your wisdom teeth are taken out
What is the only moveable skull bone
The mandible
What is cranial nerve #5 associated with
The lingual nerve
What does medial mean
Toward midline
What does distal mean
Away from the midline
What anesthetic is used in dentistry
0.5 % bupivacaine/ Marcaine
Because it lasts longer
What is the deposition of local anesthetic directly at or near small terminal nerve endings in the immediate area of treatment
Local infiltration