Exam 1

Question 1

The static and dynamic contact relationship between the occlusal surfaces of the teeth during function is called

Answer 1

occlusion

Question 2

The angle formed between the sagittal plane and the average path of the advancing condyle as viewed in the horizontal plane during lateral mandibular movements is known as the

Answer 2

bennet angle

Question 3

The occlusion of opposing teeth when the mandible is in Centric Relation is referred to as

Answer 3

Centric Occlusion

Question 4

The most orthopedically stable joint position, where the condyles are in the most antero-superior position against the superior slope of the articular eminence, is called

Answer 4

Centric Relation

Question 5

The dental relationship in which the mandibular arch is anterior to the maxillary arch, and the mandibular first molar is mesial to the maxillary first molar, is known as

Answer 5

Class III Malocclusion

Question 6

The plane that divides the body into front and back parts is the

Answer 6

Coronal Plane or Frontal Plane

Question 7

Normal Occlusion or neutrocclusion refers to

Answer 7

Class I or Orthognathic

Question 8

Multiple contact relations between maxillary and mandibular teeth in lateral movements on the working side are known as

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Group Function

Question 9

The plane that divides the body into upper and lower parts is the

Answer 9

Transverse Plane or Horizontal Plane

Question 10

During __ the canine teeth on the working side (the side to which the mandible moves) make contact and guide the occlusion, while the posterior teeth are discluded, preventing them from contacting during lateral movements.

Answer 10

canine guidance (or canine protection)

Question 11

When the mandibular dental arch is posterior to the maxillary dental arch in one or both lateral segments and the mandibular first molar is distal to the maxillary first molar, it describes

Answer 11

Class II Malocclusion or Retrognathism

Question 12

The three axes are:

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Horizontal Axis (transverse axis) – passes from side to side.
Vertical Axis – passes from top to bottom.
Saggital Axis (anteroposterior axis) – passes from front to back.

Question 13

Occlusal inter-arch contact irrespective of condylar position is referred to as

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Maximum Intercuspation position

Question 14

The curvature of the cusps as projected on the frontal plane expressed in both arches is known as

Answer 14

Curve of Spee

Question 15

The plane that divides the body into right and left portions is the

Answer 15

Sagittal Plane