It's like I have ESPN or something.. Flashcards
Absence of teeth..
Anodontia (total or partial)
An arch that has had some or all of its teeth extracted..
Edentulous.
Partial anodontia: most commonly missing adult teeth..
1) third molars (especially maxillary)
2) maxillary lateral incisors (1-2% of population)
3) mandibular second premolars (1%)
Supernumerary Teeth..
A) most common dentition/arch
B) areas of arch
A) permanent dentition/ 90% maxillary arch
B) 1. Maxillary incisor area
2. Third molar area
3. Mandibular premolar area
Supernumerary tooth present in midline between the two central incisors..
Mesiodens.
Extramolar positions…
A) paramolar
B) distomolar
C) fourth molar
Peg-shaped lateral incisors occur in..
1-2% of the population.
Note: peg-shaped central incisors are very rare.
One crown double in width due to a germinal center that partially splits..
Germination.
Germination (twinning) teeth:
A) characteristics
B) location
A) One root, one pulp chamber, one canal
B) primarily maxillary anteriors (Incisal area)
Two adjacent crowns come together and appear double in width due to 2 germinal centers that fuse during development..
Fusion.
Note: a supernumerary mesiodens can fuse to an incisor; supernumerary paramolar can fuse to a permanent third molar.
Fusion of teeth..
A) characteristics
B) location
A) two roots, two pulp chambers and canals
B) primary mandibular anteriors
Congenital syphilis produces..
Hutchinson’s incisors (no separation on facial surface) and Mulberry Molars.
Extra cusp (middle lingual) on mandibular molars..
Tuberculum Intermedium.
Extra cusp on lingual surface of incisors..
Talon cusp.
Talon cusp..
A) composition
B) characteristics
A) not made of enamel
B) has its own pulp horn
Macrodontia affects..
Incisors and canines.
Generalized, pituitary giants
Microdontia affects..
Maxillary lateral incisors and third molars.
Shovel-shaped incisors are most common in these populations..
American Indians, Asians, Mongoloid, and Eskimos.
Flexion..
Occurs at any level of the root.
Can be caused by trauma or lack of space.
Delaceration..
Occurs at the level of the CEJ.
Can be caused by trauma or lack of space.
Enamel pearls..
A) definition
B) location
A) Small pearls of enamel with dentin core inside (require no intervention if no periodontal problems)
B) areas of furcation
Taurodontia..
A) characteristics
B) populations
A) big, wide root; no canal - just a big pulp chamber; no taper
B) Neanderthals, Native Americans, Eskimos
Note: more common in women
Dens in dente..
A) embryology
B) consequences
A) invagination of enamel
B) teeth will have a deep lingual pit; must seal pit with composite
Hypercementosis..
A) definition
B) etiology
“Webbed teeth”
A) thickening of cementum
B) trauma or metabolic dysfunction