Dental Vocabulary

Question 0

Lingual surface

Answer 0

Aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue of the mandible

Question 1

The dental arcade

Answer 1

Term used to describe how teeth are arranged in the mouth.

Question 2

The palatal surface

Answer 2

Tooth surface of the maxilla that faces the tongue

Question 3

The buccal surface

Answer 3

Aspect of the tooth that faces the cheek

Question 4

The vestibular surface

Answer 4

Another name for the buccal surface

Question 5

The occlusal surfaces

Answer 5

Aspects of the teeth that meet when you chew

Question 6

The labial surface

Answer 6

Tooth surface facing the lips

Question 7

Contact surfaces

Answer 7

Aspects of the tooth that touch each other

Question 8

How are contact surfaces divided?

Answer 8

Medial and distal

Question 9

Mesial contact surface

Answer 9

The one closest to the midline of the dental arcade or arch.

Question 10

Distal contact surface

Answer 10

Furthest from the midline of the dental arcade

Question 11

Does each tooth have both contact surfaces?

Answer 11

Yes, even the last molar, which touches only one tooth surface.