Lecture 2 Teeth and Superficial Facial Structures Flashcards
What type of tooth is this?
Brachydont tooth
What type of tooth is this?
Hypsodont tooth
What is structure 1? Structure 2?
Structure 1: Root
Structure 2: Crown
What is the length of wear and growth (eruption) expected for a hypsodont tooth every year?
2-3 mm of growth and wear per year
What is the name for structure 1 and structure 2?
Structure 1 is the “clinical” crown
Struture 2 is the “reserve” crown
What are the names of these surfaces?
- ) Labial surface
- ) Lingual surface
- ) Occlusal surface
- ) Buccal surface
- ) Mesial side
- ) Distal side
Define Anisognathic.
It is when the upper jaw is wider than the lower jaw. Seen in horses.
In which direction does the “power stroke” of the chewing cycle occur in horses and cows?
It occurs in the Lateral direction. Unlike carnivores which is in the vertical direction.
What does the term “floating teeth” describe?
Procedure involving removal of the lingual and buccal points of the teeth. Helps prevent potential injury to the cheek and tongue.
Red line depicts the occlusal surface of the teeth. Notice how it is at an angle instead of 180 degrees.
True/False: For the deciduous dentition there are no molars across all species (cat, dog, horse, ruminant, pig)
True
Which species corresponds to number 1 and 2 for deciduous and permanent dental formulas.
What is the significance of the red outline?
What is the significance for the highlighted area?
1: horse
2: cow
The red pen highlights the canine tooth of the horse that can but doesnt usually erupt in the deciduous formula.
The yellow highlighter shows that the canine tooth erupts for males and erupts 30% of the time in females.
Canine tooth eruption is variable depending on age and gender of the horse.
What is the deciduous and permanent dental formula for the horse and cow.
1: horse
2: cow
What tooth is highlighted in red. What tooth is highlighted in blue. When would you expect the tooth highlighted in blue to erupt?
Red: Canine tooth
Blue: Wolf tooth
Wolf tooth erupts at 6-12 months of age
The horse has all hypsodont teeth except for which two?
The canine teeth and premolar 1 (which is absent in the adult)
In the cow which teeth are hypsodont and which ones are brachydont.
hypsodont: P2-M3
Brachydont: I1-I3 and the canine tooth