Dental

Question 1

Gingiva

Answer 1

Oral mm

Covers the jaw bone

Question 2

Gingival Sulcus

Answer 2

Area between gingiva and neck of the tooth

Question 3

Neck

Answer 3

Area of the tooth where the crown and root meet

Question 4

Cementum

Answer 4

Covers the root

Question 5

Dentin

Answer 5

Porus, boney substance beneath enamel and cementum

Question 6

Pulp Cavity

Answer 6

The center chamber of tooth houses nerves and blood supply; beneath dentin

Question 7

Apical Delta

Answer 7

Area where blood and nerves exit the tooth

Question 8

Periodontal Ligament

Answer 8

Holds tooth to the jaw bone

Question 9

Labial

Answer 9

Comes in contact with the lips

incisors-surface

Question 10

Palatal

Answer 10

Comes in contact with the pallet

maxillary teeth

Question 11

Lingual

Answer 11

Surface towards tongue

mandibular teeth-inside

Question 12

Buccal

Answer 12

Surface in contact with cheek

canine, premolar, molar

Question 13

Mesial

Answer 13

In reference to individual tooth

toward the mid-line

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

Surface away from the mid-line

away from the mid-line

Question 15

Distal

Answer 15

Surface away from mid-line

away from mid-line

Question 16

Enamel

Answer 16

Substance that covers the crown

hardest substance

Question 17

Gingival Score 1

Answer 17

Mild: gingivitis, erythema, swelling

No bleeding

Question 18

Gingival Score 2

Answer 18

Moderate: gingivitis, erythema, edema

Bleeds after probing

Question 19

Gingival Score 3

Answer 19

Severe: gingivitis, erythema, edema
Bleeding without manipulation or probing
Can be reversed

Question 20

Gingival sulcus measurement

Answer 20

Canine: 0-3mm
Feline: 0-1mm

Question 21

Crown status measurement

Answer 21

Gives general assessment of the amount of calculus on the tooth

Question 22

C/S

Answer 22

Calculus slight

Question 23

C/M

Answer 23

Calculus moderate

Question 24

C/H

Answer 24

Calculus heavy

Question 25

Furcation

Answer 25

Area where the root joins the crown on a multiple rooted tooth

Question 26

F1

Answer 26

Can be detected by the probe

Question 27

F2

Answer 27

Probe passes into furcation half-way

Question 28

F3

Answer 28

Probe passes all the way through

Question 29

Gingival recession

Answer 29

Measures the amount of recession from CEJ

Question 30

Tooth mobility

Answer 30

Results from changes in ligament

Question 31

M1

Answer 31

Slight mobility

Question 32

M2

Answer 32

Increased mobility | 0.3-1mm in each direction

Question 33

M3

Answer 33

Increased mobility | loss of 2/3 of periodontal attachment

Question 34

M4

Answer 34

Vertical mobility Grey or brown Loss of function