Dental Anatomy Final Cram - Bracken

Question 1

What is on the Maxillary 1st premolar that makes it difficult to clean and difficult to adapt a matrix band to?

Answer 1

Mesial Developmental Depression

Question 2

which tooth has a root that approximates the mental foramen?

Answer 2

the mandibular 2nd premolar

Question 3

Which anterior tooth hast the most distinct and deepest lingual fossa? Which means it also has the most prominent marginal ridges of all anterior teeth

Answer 3

maxillary lateral incisors

Question 4

Why can you see more of the occlusal table from the mesial side of the mandibular 1st premolar?

Answer 4

because the mesial marginal ridge is located more cervicaly than the distal marginal ridge

Question 5

What do we need to know about the root of the PRIMARY maxillary lateral incisor?

Answer 5

the root is much longer in proportion to its crown

Question 6

Which tooth has a vertical and centrally placed Labial Ridge?

Answer 6

maxillary canines

Question 7

Which tooth has the most variation in crown morphology?

Answer 7

the mandibular 3rd molar

Question 8

Which tooth is twisted distally slightly on the root base to try to accommodate the arch of the mouth?

Answer 8

the mandibular lateral incisors

Question 9

Which non molar tooth most frequently exhibits 3 roots?

Answer 9

the maxillary 1st premolar

Question 10

Which tooth has the longest root of all teeth?

Answer 10

maxillary canine

Question 11

What is the shape of the crown of the Mandibular 2nd premolar?

Answer 11

pentagonal

Question 12

What are the 2 teeth that can cause problems for cleaning and matrix placement due to concavities?

Answer 12

the maxillary 1st molar - distal concavitythe maxillary 1st premolar - mesial developmental groove and root concavity

Question 13

Which premolar has multiple lingual cusps, a lingual groove and a central fossa?

Answer 13

the mandibular 2nd premolar

Question 14

What is the shape of the occlusal outline of the mandibular 1st premolar?

Answer 14

diamond

Question 15

which tooth has a cross or cruciform occlusal table?

Answer 15

the mandibular second molar

Question 16

What is the identifying factor of the Maxillary 1st premolar? What does this identifying factor cause the root shape to look like?

Answer 16

it has a MesioMarginal Groove. This causes the root to indent on the mesial side and gives the root a kidney bean shape

Question 17

Which too does the PRIMARY maxillary 2nd molar resemble?

Answer 17

the permanent maxillary 1st Molar

Question 18

The mandibular 2nd premolar in the Y shape has the same number of occlusal pits as which tooth?

Answer 18

maxillary 1st molar

Question 19

The mandibular 1st molar is wider _______ than ______

Answer 19

MD than BL which is opposite of the maxillary 1st molar

Question 20

Which tooth has a cusp of carabellie and which cusp is it riding on?

Answer 20

it is the maxillary 1st molar - carabelli is riding on the mesiolingual cusp

Question 21

Which tooth has the greatest overall tooth length?

Answer 21

Maxillary canine

Question 22

The cusps of the maxillary second molar look very much like the cusps of the maxillary 1st molar except for which one?

Answer 22

The maxillary 2nd molar has a small DL cusp

Question 23

Which anterior tooth most frequently exhibits a bifurcated root?

Answer 23

mandibular canine

Question 24

If you were congenitally missing a premolar, which one would it most likely be?

Answer 24

the mandibular 2nd premolar

Question 25

What is the occlusal outline shape of the Mandibular 1st molar?

Answer 25

Pentagonal

Question 26

Which tooth is bigger, the PRIMARY maxillary 1st or second molar?

Answer 26

2nd

Question 27

Which tooth has the longest crown of any other tooth?

Answer 27

the mandibular canine

Question 28

Which posterior tooth is the smallest in the BL direction?

Answer 28

Mandibular 1st premolar

Question 29

What are the lengths of the furcations of the the maxillary 1st molar from shortest to longest?

Answer 29

M

Question 30

Which tooth does NOT follow the normal trend that lingual embrasures are bigger than buccal ones?

Answer 30

the maxillary 1st molar

Question 31

How many lobes does the Mandibular 2nd premolar develop from?

Answer 31

5

Question 32

Which slope is longest on the maxillary canine, distal or mesial?

Answer 32

distal - because it is like the bulk of the tooth has been pulled distally

Question 33

What is the relationship between the cusps of the Maxillary 1st premolar?

Answer 33

the buccal cusp is offset to the distal and the lingual cusp is offset to the mesial. The buccal cusp is taller than the lingual

Question 34

Which tooth has the greatest cervical curvature of the CEJ than any other tooth?

Answer 34

the Maxillary Central incisors

Question 35

What is the shape of the occlusal table of the mandibular 2nd premolar?

Answer 35

rectangle

Question 36

Which tooth looks wrinkly?

Answer 36

the maxillary 2nd premolar

Question 37

all teeth are developed from 4 lobes except which ones?

Answer 37

maxillary and mandibular 1st molars andmandibular 2nd premolar with the Y shape

Question 38

What are the sizes of the roots from biggest to smallest of the maxillary 1st molar?

Answer 38

palatal, mesiobuccal, distobuccal

Question 39

Which tooth does the PRIMARY Maxillary 1st Molar resemble?

Answer 39

the maxillary permanent 1st premolar

Question 40

On the primary mandibular canine, which slope is longer? The mesial or the distal?

Answer 40

the distal slope is longer, this is opposite of the PRIMARY maxillary canine

Question 41

Which tooth shows a Y, U, and H shape possibility? Which shape is most common?

Answer 41

the mandibular 2nd molarthe U shape is the most common

Question 42

On the primary maxillary canine, which slope is longer? Mesial slope or distal slope? Which tooth also has the same relationship between its mesial and distal cusp slopes?

Answer 42

mesial slopethe permanent maxillary 1st premolar is the same ways

Question 43

What do we need to know about the mesiodistal length of the PRIMARY maxillary central incisor?

Answer 43

its MD is greater than its Crowth length

Question 44

Which anterior tooth has the greatest LL dimension of the anterior teeth?

Answer 44

Maxillary canine

Question 45

What is weird about the PRIMARY mandibular 1st Molar?

Answer 45

it does not resemble any other tooth - deciduous or permanent

Question 46

Which tooth has snake eyes?

Answer 46

the mandibular 1st premolar

Question 47

Which tooth is the most symmetrical posterior tooth?

Answer 47

the maxillary 2nd premolar

Question 48

Which tooth has the longest root of any mandibular tooth?

Answer 48

the mandibular canine

Question 49

Which cusps does the oblique ridge connect on the Maxillary 1st molar?

Answer 49

the distobuccal and the mesiolingual

Question 50

Which tooth has a MD length nearly identical to its LL length

Answer 50

Maxillary lateral incisors

Question 51

Which tooth has a mesiolingual groove?

Answer 51

the mandibular 1s premolar

Question 52

What is the occlusal outline shape of the Maxillary 1st Molar?

Answer 52

rhomboidal

Question 53

What is the relationship between the cusp heights of the maxillary 2nd premolar?

Answer 53

they are of equal height

Question 54

Which tooth has the most variation (including being missing) other than the 3rd molars? What is the weird form of the tooth called?

Answer 54

Maxillary lateral incsorsweird form of the tooth is called a peg-lateral

Question 55

What is the order of cusp size from largest to smallest on the maxillary 1st molar?

Answer 55

it is ML>MB>DL>DB

Question 56

Which angles are acute and which are obtuse on the Maxillary 1st molar occlusal outline?

Answer 56

the distobuccal and mesiolingual angles are obtusethe mesiobuccal and distolingual angles are acute

Question 57

The maxillary 1st molar is wider _________ than _______ and wider _______ than _______.

Answer 57

wider mesially than distally wider lingually than bucally

Question 58

Which tooth can be heart shaped or rhomboidal shape?

Answer 58

the maxillary 2nd molar