Dental Terminology

Question 1

DENTITION

Answer 1

THE NATURAL TEETH IN THE JAW

Question 2

EDENTULOUS

Answer 2

ALL MISSING TEETH OF THE JAW

Question 3

PRIMARY DENTITION

Answer 3

BABY TEETH/DECIDUOUS TEETH
(most children have 20 baby teeth, 10 at the top and 10 at the bottom))

Question 4

PERMANENT DENTITION

Answer 4

ADULT TEETH (typically supposed to last a lifetime; normally 32 teeth, 16 at the top arch and 16 at the bottom arch)

Question 5

MAXILLARY ARCH

Answer 5

UPPER ARCH

Question 6

MANDIBULAR ARCH

Answer 6

LOWER ARCH

Question 7

THE ARCHES/THE MOUTH IS SEPERATED IN QUARTERS ALSO KNOWN AS:

Answer 7

QUADRANTS

Question 8

THE PATIENT’S LEFT IS MY:

Answer 8

RIGHT

Question 9

WHAT ARE THE 5 SURFACES OF A TOOTH?

Answer 9

1.ABBREVIATION D: DISTAL (the interproximal tooth surface that is away from the midline of the body)
2.ABBREVIATION M: MESIAL (the interproximal tooth surface that is toward the midline of the face)
3.ABBREVIATION B: BUCCAL (the tooth surface that is nearest the cheek or lips on posterior/back teeth)
4.ABBREVIATION O: OCCLUSAL (the chewing surface of the posterior tooth)
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Question 10

WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF TEETH?

Answer 10

ANTERIOR TEETH (6 front teeth)
POSTERIOR TEETH (back teeth)

Question 11

INTERPROXIMAL

Answer 11

IN BETWEEN THE TEETH

Question 12

GINGIVAL TISSUE

Answer 12

TISSUE AND GUMS SURROUNDING THE TEETH

Question 13

IMPACTED

Answer 13

ANY TOOTH WHICH FAILS TO ERUPT OR GROW INTO PROPER POSITION

Question 14

MIXED DENTITION

Answer 14

COMBINATION OF BOTH PRIMARY AND PERMANENT TEETH IN THE MOUTH

Question 15

CARIES IS ANOTHER WORD FOR:

Answer 15

CAVITIES

Question 16

CONGENITALLY MISSING

Answer 16

TEETH THAT NEVER FORMED

Question 17

SUPERNUMERARY

Answer 17

EXTRA TOOTH (usually incisor or 3rd molar)