Dental Medical Terms Flashcards
(16 cards)
Mesial
Towards the front
Distal
Towards the back
Buccal
Towards the cheek
Labial
Toward the lip
Palatal
Inside part of the tooth
Lingual
Inside part of the tooth
Mesial Root
Root toward the front
Distal Root
Root towards the back
Occusal
the chewing or biting surface of the tooth
Contact
Tooth surface facing an adjacent or opposing tooth
Occusions
Normal bite: Teeth sit comfortably in line and fit together
Malocclusions
the teeth are crooked making them sit incorrectly
Brachygnathism
abnormally short mandible, normal maxilla
Prognathism
the lower jaw sits too far forwards with relations to the upper jaw
Dogs have how many teeth
adults have 42, puppies have 28
Cats have how many teeth
Adults have 30 teeth, Kittens have 26 teeth