Group Vocabulary Test

Question 1

Mastication

Answer 1

Process of chewing

Question 2

Succedaneous

Answer 2

Permanent teeth that replace baby teeth

Question 3

Non-succedaneous

Answer 3

Permanent teeth that do NOT replace baby teeth (molars)

Question 4

Mamelons

Answer 4

Bumps on the install edge of new permanent anterior teeth

Question 5

Cingulum

Answer 5

Lingual lobe of anterior teeth

Question 6

Line Angle

Answer 6

Angle formed by two surfaces of the teeth coming together

Question 7

Clinical Crown

Answer 7

Part of tooth you can see about the gum line

Question 8

Cementoenamel Junction

Answer 8

Point where enamel of crown and root of tooth come together

Question 9

Midline

Answer 9

Imaginary line that splits the body into right and left halves

Question 10

Pit

Answer 10

Small hole where grooves of the teeth come together on occlusal surface

Question 11

Cusp

Answer 11

Pointed or rounded surface of tooth on the occlusal surface

Question 12

Developmental lobes

Answer 12

Major growth centers of the tooth

Question 13

Mesial

Answer 13

Closest to the midline

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

Farthest from the midline

Question 15

Sextant

Answer 15

Dividing mouth into 6 areas

Question 16

Quadrant

Answer 16

Dividing mouth into 4 areas

Question 17

Exfoliate

Answer 17

Loosing a baby tooth

Question 18

Occlusal

Answer 18

Biting surface of posterior teeth

Question 19

Antagonist

Answer 19

An opposing action

Question 20

Dentition

Answer 20

Arrangement of the teeth

Question 21

Dental Arch

Answer 21

All teeth on the maxilla or mandible

Question 22

Incisal Edge

Answer 22

Biting surface of anterior teeth

Question 23

Convexity

Answer 23

Curves outward

Question 24

Concavity

Answer 24

Curves inward

Question 25

Marginal Ridge

Answer 25

Rim around top of occlusal surface of the tooth; part you could fill with water until it spills over

Question 26

Mandibular

Answer 26

Lower jaw

Question 27

Maxillary

Answer 27

Upper jaw

Question 28

Supernumerary

Answer 28

Extra teeth in the jaw

Question 29

Fossa

Answer 29

Shallow depression on the surface of the tooth

Question 30

Diastema

Answer 30

Gap between teeth in the same arch

Question 31

Enamel

Answer 31

Hard outer layer of the tooth that covers the crown

Question 32

Dentin

Answer 32

Soft middle layer of the tooth

Question 33

Pulp

Answer 33

Highly vascularized inside layer of the tooth

Question 34

Embrasures

Answer 34

Open space between proximal surfaces of two teeth at the bottom of the teeth

Question 35

Interproximal spaces

Answer 35

Space between the contacts of two teeth by the gums