Dental 2

Question 1

Enamel hypoplasia

Answer 1

Brown, rough, dented defect in enamel

May see dentin

Question 2

Attrition

Answer 2

Worn, discolored teeth

Question 3

Epulis

Answer 3

Benign growth in mouth

Question 4

Neck lesions (FORL)

Answer 4

Feline Oral Resorptive Lesions

Neck lesion that can access the pulp chamber

Question 5

Rotated teeth

Answer 5

Crowding

Question 6

Rotated teeth

Answer 6

Teeth rotate on axis

most common in brachy breeds

Question 7

Extracted vs. missing

Answer 7

Take rad to see if roots are still present

Question 8

Supernumerary teeth

Answer 8

Retained deciduous teeth or adult buds

Question 9

Fracture

Answer 9

Slab fx

Question 10

Crowding

Answer 10

Not teething

Deciduous teeth and adult

Question 11

Gingival hyperplasia

Answer 11

Lead to epulis

Question 12

Retained roots

Answer 12

Can cause pain, inflammation, & abscess

Question 13

Normal occlusion

Answer 13

“Scissor bite”

Maxillary incisors overlap & are anterior to mandibular incisors

Question 14

Rostral crossbite

Answer 14

One or more of the mandibular incisors is labile to the opposing maxillary

Question 15

Caudal crossbite

Answer 15

One or more mandibular premolar/molar is buccal to opposing to the maxillary

Question 16

Base Narrow

Answer 16

Lingually displaced canine

Question 17

Wry bite

Answer 17

Incisors do not align to the midline

Question 18

Brachygnathism

Answer 18

Overbite

Question 19

Progathism

Answer 19

Underbite

Question 20

Stomatitis & 3 causes

Answer 20

Inflammation of the oral cavity
1. Foreign body
2. Chemical/toxin
3. Thermal/electrical burn
Can also be idiopathic

Question 21

Oronasal fistula

Answer 21

Passageway between cavities
Result from advanced periodontal dz
Smells like rotting tissues
Located on the maxillary at the canines

Question 22

Eruption time

Answer 22

Incisors & canines = 3-4 mo

Premolars & molars = 4-5 mo

Question 23

Fibrosarcoma

Answer 23

Color of surrounding tissue
Raised
Irregular shaped
Fleshy mass
Friable 
Anywhere in the oral cavity 
Commonly originates from mandible &
     maxillary
Locally Invasive does not usually metastasize

Question 24

Modified Triadan Numbering System

Answer 24

Upper right 100’s
Upper left 200’s
Lower left 300’s
Lower right 400’s

Question 25

Rule of 4 and 9

Answer 25

Each tooth that ends in a 4 is a canine and each tooth that ends in a 9 is a first molar

Question 26

Squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 26

Grey pink in color
Nodular
Raised
Irregular in shape
Locally invasive to jaw bone
Common in white cats
Poor prognosis

Question 27

Malignant melanoma

Answer 27

Black/ non pigmented in color
Anywhere in the oral cavity
Locally invasive and highly metatasitic
(can make it’s way to lungs, bones, etc.)