Intro to Dental Terminology // Lecture 1 Flashcards

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Homodonts

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Animals that have teeth all within the same dentition

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Heterodonts

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Animals W/ teeth that have different classes

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Monophyodont

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“Having one set of teeth” (ex beluga whale, deli, porpoise)

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Polyphydont

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Dentitions w/an endless succession of teeth
(Ex: shark, frog )

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Diphyodont

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“Having 2 sets of teeth “
Mammals usually have primary (deciduous) and secondary (permanent) dentitions

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Humans are :

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Diphyodonts and heterodonts

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Maxillary arch

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Upper jaw

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Mandibular arch

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Lower jaw

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Primary dentition

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  • ages 2-6
    -3 classes: incisors, canines, molars
    -20 teeth
    -all teeth lost by 12/13
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Formula for primary dentition

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I 2/2 C 1/1 M2/2 = 5 upper teeth & 5 lower teeth in each quadrant

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Secondary dentition

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-adults
-32 teeth
- four classes ; incisors, canines, premolars, molars

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Formula for secondary teeth

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I 2/2 C 1/1 PM 2/2 M 3/3 = 8 teeth per quadrant

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Anterior teeth

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Incisors and canines

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Posterior teeth

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Premolars and molars

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Universal tooth identification system

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Lettered A-T starting at max. right 2nd molar (primary)
Numbered 1-32 starting at max. right 3rd molar (secondary)

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FDI FIRST DIGIT

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Two digits for each tooth
- first digit = quadrant
1=perm dent, max right quad
2= perm dent, max left quad
3=perm dent, mand left quad
4= perm dent, mand right quad
5= prim dent, max right quad
6= prim dent, max left quad
7=prim dent, mand left quad
8= prim dent, mand right quad

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FDI second digit

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Tooth position relative to midline
1= central incisor, 8= 3rd molar

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Palmer notation system

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Ortho & oral surgeons
Four bracket shapes
] = upper right quad
[
= upper left quad
-] = lower right quad
[- = lower left quad
(Letter or number would be in space)

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Tooth anatomy overview

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Enamel, dentin, cementum are relatively hard (calcified)
Only enamel and cementum normally visible in intact extracted tooth

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Enamel

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White, protective external surface layer of anatomic crown
Hardest substance in body
95% calcium hydroxyapatite, 5% water & enamel matrix
Develops from ectoderm (enamel organ) and product of epithelial cells called ameloblasts

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Cementum

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Dull yellow external layer of tooth root
Very thin
65% calcium hydroxyapatite (mineralized and calcified), 35% organic matter (collagen fibers)
Softer than enamel, about as hard as bone
Develops form the dental sac (mesodermal), produced by cementoblasts

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Dentin

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Hard yellowish tissue underlying enamel and cementum
Major bulk of inner Postino of each tooth crown & root
Visible in radiograph or when tooth has been worn due to decay or restoration process
Harder than cementum, softer & less brittle than enamel
70% calcium hydroxyapatite, 18% organic matter and water
Develops from embryonic dental papilla (mesodermal) and formed by odontoblasts

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Pulp

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Soft connective tissue in the cavity of the tooth crown& root (pulp cavity) - lots of blood vessels and nerves
Coronal portion = pulp chamber
Root portion = pulp canal or root canal
Surrounded by dentin expect a hole(s) near apex = apical foramen where nerves and blood vessels enter
Develops from dental papilla (mesoderm)

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Periodontal ligament

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Dark line surrounding tooth between enamel and alveolar bone

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Anatomic crown

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Part of tooth normally covered by enamel layer

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Anatomic root

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Part of tooth covered by cementum
Cementoenamel junction /cervical line separates anatomical crown from root
**does not change over patients life

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Clinical crown

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Amount of tooth visible in oral cavity
** can change over lifetime

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Clinical root

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Amount of tooth not visible because of gingiva

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Patient example; 10 yo with erupting teeth (clinical versus anatomical)

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Clinical crown shorter than anatomical; clinical root longer than anatomical

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Patient example, 70 yo with gingival recession

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Clinical crown longer than anatomical, clinical tooth shorter than anatomical

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Facial surface

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Surface of a tooth in the mouth resting against or next to the cheeks/lips
Can describe anterior and posterior teeth

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Buccal surface

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Describes facial surface of POSTERIOR teeth

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Labial surface

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Describes facial surface of anterior teeth

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Lingual surface

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Surface nearest to tongue

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Palatal surface

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Lingual surface of maxillary teeth

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Occlusal surface

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Chewing surface of posterior tooth

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Incisal edge/ridge

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On anterior teeth (since no occlusal surface)

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38
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Proximal surfaces

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Sides of tooth next to an adjacent tooth
Not naturally cleaned by action of cheeks, lips, tongue

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Mesial surface

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Proximal surface nearest to midline

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Distal surface

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Proximal surface farther from midline

41
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External line angle

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Junction line where two surfaces meet
Replace ‘Al’ with ‘o’
Naming order - mesial, distal, facial, lingual, occlusal/incisal

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Point angles

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Junctions of three tooth surfaces at a point

43
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Dimension of a tooth

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Ex; length of an incisor crown from the incisal edge to the cervical line is called incisocervically
Other examples; mesiodistal, faciolingual, buccolingual, occlusocervical

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Length of a root

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Could be describes as its cervioapical dimension

45
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Dimensions of crown

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When looking from facial, lingual, buccal, mesial, distal ;
Horizontal lines separate cervical, middle, and occlusal/incisal

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Root dimensions

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Horizontal lines can separate the cervical, middle, and apical thirds

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Viewing tooth from facial or lingual

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Tooth can be separated with vertical lines that indicate mesial, middle, and distal thirds

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Viewing tooth from proximal surfaces

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Vertical lines can separate facial, middle, and lingual thirds

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Viewing tooth from occlusal or incisal angle

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Lines running mesiodistally can separate into facial, middle and lingual thirds
Lines running faciolingually can separate into mesial, middle, and distal thirds

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Root to crown ratio

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We know the length of a tooth root from the cervical line to the apex( or tip of longest buccal root for teeth with multiple roots)
Normally > 1.0
** clinical significance = tooth with small root to crown ratio is not best for attaching or supporting false teeth

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Morphology; elevations and ridges

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Elevations = rounded, Ridges= linear

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Morphology; elevations and ridges

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Elevations = rounded, Ridges= linear

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Cusp

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Pyramidal elevation/peak on occlusal surfaces/incisal edges
Named based on location

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Cusp

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Pyramidal elevation/peak on occlusal surfaces/incisal edges
Named based on location

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Premolar cusp naming

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Buccal or lingual

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Molar cusp naming

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Named after adjacent line angles; mesiobuccal, distobuccal, mesiolingual, distolingual

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Ridges (linear) 4

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More subtle= facial
Mesial cusp ridge = extends from the cusp tip toward the mesial surface
Distal cusp ridge extends from the cusp tip toward the distal surface
Triangular ridge = cusp tip to the faciolingual middle of the tooth

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Cusp slopes/cusp arms

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Mesial and distal cusp ridges

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Marginal ridges

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On anterior teeth - mesial and distal marginal ridges are located on the mesial and distal border of the lingual surface and converge toward the CINGULUM
On posterior teeth - marginal ridges are located on the mesial and distal borders of the occlusal surface

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Triangular ridges

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Located on each major cusp of posterior teeth
Extends from a cusp tip towards the depression (suculus) in the middle of the occlusal surface faciolingually

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Transverse ridge

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When a triangular ridge from a facial cusp joins with a triangular ridge from an adjacent lingual cusp to form a longer ridge

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Oblique ridge

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When a triangular ridge form a facial cusp joins with triangular ridge from a diagonal lingual cusp to create a longer ridge

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Mamelons

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Three small tubercles or scallops formed from the three facial developmental lobes on the incisal edges of newly erupted incisors

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Perikymata

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Numerous minute horizontal ridges on the enamel of newly erupted permanent teeth
Formed from the overlapping of layers of enamel laid down during formation
Closer together in the cervical third of the crown than the incisal third

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Developmental grooves

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Major, sharply defined narrow linear depressions formed during tooth development; usually separating the lobes of the tooth

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Central groove

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Located in the buccolingual center of the tooth sulcus
Runs mesiodistally

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Fossa developmental grooves / triangular fossa grooves

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At the ends of the central groove
Split off toward line angles of the tooth
Named based on which line angles they aim towards

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On molars and three cusped premolars ….

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Buccal grooves on mandibular = separates mesiobuccal and distobuccal cusps ; central groove to buccal surface
Lingual grooves on maxillary molars = separates mesiolingual and distolingual cusps ; central sulcus onto lingual surface

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Supplemental grooves

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Additional grooves that are not developmental
Small and irregular grooves on occlusal surface; do not occur at junction of lobes

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Fissure

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Very narrow cleft or crevice at the depth of any groove
Caused by incomplete fusion of enamel during tooth development

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Fossa

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Small hollow or depression found between marginal ridges on the lingual surfaces of anterior teeth and at specific locations on occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth

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Pits

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Occur at the depth of a fossa where two or more grooves join

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Root apex

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Tip at the end of the root; often with visible openings called apical foramina

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Cervix

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(Neck) slightly constricted region of union of the crown and root

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Root trunk

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(Trunk base) part of the root of a multirooted molar or two rooted premolar next to the cementoenamel junction that has not yet split

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Furcation

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Place on multirooted teeth where the root trunk divides into separate roots

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Root trunk dividing

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Bifurcation on two rooted teeth
Trifucation on three rooted teeth

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Furcal region / interradicular space

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Region between two or more roots, apical to the place where the roots divide from the root trunk

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Cervical line (CEJ) curvature

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Viewing from mesial or distal - cervical line curves toward the incisal or occlusal surface (convex)
Normally curvature is greater on the mesial surface than the distal surface
Curvature greatest for central incisors and lessens moving distally around the quadrant

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Mid-root axis line / root axis line

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With imaginary line through center of tooth root
Displayed on facial or lingual surface as a line that divides the tooth at the cervix into mesial and distal halves
Displayed on the mesial or distal surface as a line that divides the tooth at the cervix into facial and lingual halves

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Height of contour/ crest of curvature on facial/lingual surfaces purpose

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Shape and extent of the greatest bulge help determine direction of food particles as they are pushed cervical over the tooth surface during mastication (chewing)
Tooth contours divert food away form the thin free gingiva towards firmer tissues

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Height of contour on facial/lingual surfaces

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Anterior teeth = facial and lingual heights of contour in the cervical third of the crown
Posterior teeth = HOC on the facial surface in the cervical third of the crown and HOC on the lingual in the middle third of the crown

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Contact areas / proximal heights of contour PURPOSR

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Greatest heights of contour on the proximal surfaces
-stabilizes the position of teeth within each arch
-prevent food impaction
-protects the interdental papillae of gingiva by diverting food buccally and lingually

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Diastema

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Space that exists between two adjacent teeth in the same arch that is not the result of a missing tooth

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Contact areas general guidelines

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When viewing from facial:
—contact areas are either in the incisal third, the junction of incisal and middle thirds, or in the middle of the crown
-on most teeth the distal contact is more cervical than the mesial
-mesial contact areas on central incisors are most incisal, contact areas on molars are more cervically
When viewing from incisal/occlusal:
-contacts on anterior teeth are nearly centered faciolingually
-contacts on posterior teeth are often located slightly to the facial of the tooth midline buccolingually

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Embrasure spaces

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V shaped open space formed by the curved tooth surfaces that sweep away from proximal contact areas
4 types - interproximal, occlusal/incisal, facial, lingual

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Interproximal space

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Cervical to the contact area and between two teeth

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Incisal/ occlusal embrasure

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Widen occlusally from contact area; area between the marginal ridges on two adjacent teeth and the occlusal to their contact area
Where we place floss before passing it through contact area to clean tooth surfaces in interproximal space

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Lingual embrasure

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Widen lingually from contact area

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Buccal embrasure

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Widen buccally/facially from contact area

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Interdental papilla

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Projection of free gingival tissue; resides cervically to each proximal contact
In healthy mouths, forms a triangular shape from the facial view but resembles a slightly sagging test from proximal view ( called the col)

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Embrasure spaces key points

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Lingual embrasure is usually larger than facial
-most teeth narrower on lingual side than facial side
-contact pints are located facial to the faciolingual midline of the crown
Occlusal or incisal embrasure is usually shallow from the occlusal surface to the contact areas and is narrow faciolingually on anterior teeth but broad on posterior teeth

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Embrasure spaces key points

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Lingual embrasure is usually larger than facial
-most teeth narrower on lingual side than facial side
-contact pints are located facial to the faciolingual midline of the crown
Occlusal or incisal embrasure is usually shallow from the occlusal surface to the contact areas and is narrow faciolingually on anterior teeth but broad on posterior teeth