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Dental Anatomy Flashcards

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Anatomical Crown

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Area of tooth covered by enamel

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Clinical Crown

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Part of tooth above gingival margin

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Clinical root

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Unerupted part fo the root below the gingival crest

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Anatomical root

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Root below the CEJ

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Enamel

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Formed by ameloblasts
96% Inorganic
Thickest near crown tips and thinnest near CEJ

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Dentin

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Largest portion of the root and almost the entire root
70% Inorganic
Produced by odontoblasts
Continues to form after eruption (Secondary dentin)

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Repairative dentin

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forms in response to trauma to decrease sensitivity

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Cementum

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Most similar to bone
65% inorganic
Thickest at apex
Cellular at the apex and can reproduce itself

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Pulp

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Nerve, blood, and lymph
Source of nutrients
Pulp produce odontoblasts
Shape and size can be affected by function and age

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Pulp stones

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Calcified areas in the pulp
Seen on radiographs

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Maxillary Central Incisors

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Erupt 7-8 years old
Most prominent and widest MD of anteriors
Root cross section is round and crown is triangular
Lingual has smooth broad fossa with prominent cingulum

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Maxillary Lateral Incisor

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Erupt 8-9 years old
Varies more than any other tooth
Prominent lingual pit
Deep DL groove that extends to root surface
Root cross section is oval
Most common with Dens in Dente
Could be congentically missing

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Maxillary Canine

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Erupts 11-12 years old
Longest root in the mouth
Anchor tooth held in by canine eminance
Largest cingulum of anterior teeth

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Maxillary First Premolar

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Erupts 10-11 years old
2 Cusps Buccal and Lingual
Most likely to be exo’ed for ortho do less flatness
Most have two roots
Mesial surface has a longitudinal depression (concavity)
Larger than second premolar

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Maxillary Second Premolar

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Erupts 10-12 years old
USally has one root but could have two canals

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Maxillary First Molar

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Erupts at 6 years old
5 cusps (Cusp of Carabelli attahced to ML)
3 roots and palatal is the largest
Most difficult to root plane
Prominent oblique ridge
More square in shape

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Maxillary Second Molar

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Erupts 11-13 yearws old
All cusps smaller than first molar
Three roots
More secondary anatomy and pits on occlusal
More rhomboidal on occlusal

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Maxillary Third Molar

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Maxillary 17-22 years old
Varies more than any other tooth in size and shape
Smallest in width
Usually lack DL cusps
Trifucated but roots are usually fused together
Occlusal is usually heart shaped

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Mandibular Central Incisor

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Erupt 6-7 years old
Smallest teeth in the mouth
Bilaterally Symetrical
Only occlude with one tooth

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Mandibular Lateral Incisor

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Erupt 7-8 years old
Slightly more convex
Twisted more distal

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Mandibular Canine

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Erupt 9-10 years old
Longest root in mandibular
Smooth lingual surface
May be bifuracted at the apex

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Mandibular First Premolar

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Erupts 10-12 years old
Always smaller than Mandibular second premolar
Functions more like a canine

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Mandibular Second Premolar

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Erupts 11-12 years old
Larger than first premolar
Can have two or three cusps
Y is more common three cusp form
functions more like a molar
One root that is longer and wider than first premolar

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MAndibular First Molar

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Erupts 6-7 Years
5 cusps
Wider MD than BL
Largest tooth in mandibular arch
Grooves converge into central fossa
Distal root is shorter than mesial

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Mandibular Second Molar
Erupts 11-13 years old 4 cusps Roots are shorter and closer together
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Mandibular Third Molar
Erupts 17-21 years old Most varied of mandibular teeth More oval in shape Smallest crown of molars
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Number of primary teeth
20 teeth A->T
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Leeway sapce
Primary molars are wider than replacing premolars
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Enamel thickness permanent vs primary
primary teeth are thinner than permanent
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Root Trucks
Smaller in primary than permanent
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Primary Incisors
Similar outline to permanent but no lingual pit or mamelons
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Primary Maxillary Canine
sharp cusp and mesial cups ridge is longer than distal
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Primary Tooth Eruption
Central Incisors 6-7 months Lateral Incisors 8-9 months Canines 18 months First Molars 12 months Second Molars 20 months
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Primary Hard Tissue Formation
In utero 4-6 months
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Primary Crowns Completed
1.5 - 10 months of age
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Primary Roots Completed
1.5 - 3 years of age
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Root Resorption of Primary Teeth
Pressure from permanent teeth
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Permanent Tooth Formation
Birth to 3 years
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Crowns of Permanent Teeth
4-8 years old (half the age of eruption)
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Roots of Permanent Teeth
2-3 years after eruption

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