Dentition; surgical intervention/team care

Question 1

Premaxilla

Answer 1

Forms the primary palate/hard palate

Holds the top 4 incisors

Question 2

Palatal shelves

Answer 2

Form the palatine processes of the maxilla

Hold all other teeth

Question 3

Children’s teeth

Answer 3

Lettered (A-T)
2 front incisors
1 set of cuspids
2 molars

Question 4

Teeth identifying surfaces

Answer 4

towards = front/back
towards = tongue/cheek
mesial = midline facing front
distal = midline facing back
lingual = tongue
buccal = cheek

Question 5

Occlusion

Answer 5

Upper and lower teeth coming together

Question 6

Maxillary

Answer 6

Upper teeth

Question 7

Mandibular

Answer 7

Lower teeth

Question 8

Overjet

Answer 8

Front incisors close over the bottom incisors/cover the bottom completely

Question 9

Class 1 Malocclusion

Answer 9

Molar relationship accurate/typical (may have crooked teeth)

Question 10

Class 2 Malocclusion

Answer 10

Overbite: 1st maxillary molar too far forward in relation to bottom 1st molar

Question 11

Class 3 Malocclusion

Answer 11

Underbite: 1st maxillary molar too far back

Question 12

Cross-bite

Answer 12

lateral misalignment of dental arches

Typical post-surgery (tension/collapse of arches)

Question 13

Open-bite

Answer 13

front and bottom incisors do not meet at occlusion
can be cause by tongue thrust
can have posterior open-bite (molars do not meet at occlusion)