Intro Flashcards
What is the name for primary teeth?
Deciduous
What is the name for adult teeth?
Permanent
What is the front of the mouth called?
Anterior
What is the back of the mouth called?
Posterior
What teeth are not present in deciduous dentition?
Premolars
How many teeth do children have?
20
How many teeth do adults have?
32
What is the labial surface?
- Facing lips or outwards
What is the buccal surface?
- Facing the cheeks
What is the palatal surface?
- Towards the palate
What is the lingual surface?
- Towards the tongue
What is another name for the buccal and labial surfaces of the mouth?
- Vestibular surfaces
What is the mesial surface?
- Towards the midline
What is the distal surface?
- Further away from midline
What is a cingulum?
The bulge or prominence of enamel found on the cervical third of the lingual surface of all anterior teeth
What are marginal ridges?
- An elevation of enamel which forms the mesial or distal margin of the lingual surface of an anterior tooth or the occlusal surface of a posterior tooth
What are the different systems for naming teeth?
- Palmer
- FDI
- Universal
What are the benefits of using FDI notation?
- Quick
- Electronic format friendly
