Dentistry Flashcards
Used to describe how teeth are arranged in the mouth.
Arcade
Arcade
Used to describe how teeth are arranged in the mouth.
Arcade means arches which is how the teeth are arranged!
Lingual surface
The aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue on the mandible (lower jaw)
Linguistics is the study of language, or “tongues”.
The aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue (most specifically on the mandible)
Lingual surface
Palatal surface
The aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue on the maxilla (upper jaw)
The soft palate is the top of the mouth.
The aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue on the maxilla
Palatal surface
Buccal surface
The aspect of the tooth that faces the cheek, also called the vestibular surface.
Bucca is Latin for cheek.
The aspect of the tooth that faces the cheek
Buccal or vestibular surface
Occlusal surface
The aspects of the teeth that meet when the animal chews.
Occluding = stopping
The aspects of the teeth that meet when the animal chews.
Occlusal surface
Labial surface
Tooth surface facing the lips
Labia is the medical term for lips.
Tooth surface facing the lips
Labial surface
Contact surfaces
Aspects of the teeth that touch other teeth
Aspects of the teeth that touch other teeth
Contact surfaces
Mesial surface
Contact surface closest to the midline of the dental arcade
