Dental System Assessment (lesson) Flashcards
What type of tissue is comprised of the tissue that covers the hard palate and the gingiva?
Masticatory Mucosa
What color is masticatory tissue?
Light pink
What are the characteristics of masticatory mucosa?
Submucosa lies under and support the masticatory mucosa
Held in place firmly to bone and does not move
Has a dense hard covering
Functions to withstand the active process of chewing and swallowing food
What structure separates the nasal cavity above from the oral cavity below?
Hard palate
What structure is described as the movable posterior third of the palate?
Soft palate
What is the pear-shaped hanging projection at the end of the soft palate?
Uvula
What structure is comprised mainly of muscles, is one of the body’s most versatile organs and is responsible for a number of functions?
Tongue
What are the functions of the tongue?
Speaking Positioning food while eating Tasting and tactile sensation Swallowing Cleansing of oral cavity
An unusually short _______ can limit the mobility of the tongue and make speech difficult?
frenulum
What are the two dental arches of the oral cavity?
Maxillary and Mandible
Which of the dental arches is the upper arch and is part of the skull not capable of movement?
Maxillary
Which of the dental arches is the lower arch and is movable through the action of the tempromandibular joint?
Mandible
What term describes the space between the teeth and the inner lips and cheeks?
vestibule
What term describes specialized masticatory mucosa covering the alveolar process?
Gingiva
What mucosa is firm and resilient, encircles the neck of the teeth, aids in the support of the teeth and protects the alveolar process and the periodontal ligament from bacterial invasion?
Gingiva
What color is healthy gingiva?
pale pink to darker shades of purple to black depending on each individuals’s pigmentation
What mucosa is found on the inside of the lips, cheeks, vestibule, soft palate, and under the tongue?
Lining mucosa
What mucosa is consist of thin, fragile tissue that is very vascular and brighter red in color than masticatory mucosa?
Lining mucosa
What are the divisions of the crown?
Anatomical crown and clinical crown
What term describes the portion of the crown encased in enamel?
Anatomical crown
What term describes the part of the crown exposed in the mouth?
Clinical crown
What is covered in cementum and embedded in a thin layer of compact bone the forms the tooth socket?
The root
What is another term for the tooth socket?
alveolar bone
What term describes the slight indentation that encircle the tooth and marks the junction of the anatomical crown with the root?
Cervix
What joint the enamel at the cervix of the tooth?
Cementum
What type of exam is the annual dental exam?
Type 2
What dental classes are considered worldwide deployable?
Class 1 and 2