Dental Terms Flashcards
What is the complete arched arrangement of upper
or lower teeth called?
the dental arch - Also known as the dental arcade.
What does quadrant mean?
The left or right half of each dental arch
What is the most rostral group of teeth called?
the incisor teeth
What are the teeth located just lateral to the incisor teeth called?
the canine teeth
What are the rostral cheek teeth called?
the premolar teeth
What are the caudal cheek teeth called?
the molar teeth
What is the exposed part of the tooth above the gum line called?
the crown
What is the hidden part of a tooth below the gum line?
the root
Where is the Coronal located?
toward the crown of a tooth
Where is the apical located?
toward the tip of the root of a tooth
Where is the gingival located?
toward the gingiva (gum)
What is the area where the roots of a multirooted tooth join the crown?
furcation
Mesial means?
the direction, or tooth surface, that is toward that center line
Distal means?
the direction, or tooth surface, that is away from that center line.
The buccal surface of an upper or lower “cheek” tooth (premolar or molar) faces….?
outward toward the cheek
The palatal surface of an upper tooth faces…?
toward the hard palate (the roof of the mouth)
The labial surface of a tooth facing …?
the lips
The lingual surface of a lower tooth facing ….?
the tongue
The cutting edge of a sharp tooth’s crown is called?
incisal edge
The flat grinding surface of molar teeth is called?
occlusal surface
The space between adjacent teeth is called?
interproximal space
The surface of a tooth that faces an adjacent tooth is called?
interproximal surface
