lecture 7 - dental charting

Question 1

1. what is most common dental dz of cats and dogs?

Answer 1

1. periodontal dz

Question 2

(opening the mouth)

1. index finger and thumb where on dog?
2. thumb and fingers placed where on a cat?

Answer 2

1. behind maxillary canine teeth
2. over the zygomatic arch

Question 3

(surface nomenclature)

1. labial or facial
2. buccal
3. occlusal
4. lingual
5. palatal

Answer 3

1. surfaces of incisors or canines directed towards lip
2. surface of molars/premolars facing the cheek
3. where upper molars/premolars contact each other
4. surface facing the tongue
5. surface facing the palate

Question 4

(directional nomenclature)

1. coronal
2. cervical
3. apical
4. mesial
5. distal

Answer 4

1. direction towards the occlusal surface
2. junction of the tooth crown and the root
3. direction towards the root tip
4. direction towards the median line or in a proximal direction
5. direction away from the median line or in a caudal direction

Question 5

add what to the tooth number for deciduous teeth

Answer 5

400

Question 6

dogs have 3 molars on mandible

Answer 6

cats have 3 premolars on maxilla

Question 7

figure out root stuff…

it seems like the notes may be wrong…

Question 8

(gingival sulcus)

1. the shallow groove between what and what?
2. epithelial attachment is what?
3. normal gingival sulcus is dog is what (measure)?

cats?

4. what two things cause increased pocket depth?

(measurements made with periodontal probe)

5. mobility 1 = ?

mobility 2 =

mobility 3 =

Answer 8

1. free gingiva and the tooth surface
2. apical portion of the gingival sulcus
3. 3mm

1mm

4. epithelial attachment loss

gingival enlargement

5. 1 mm of movement

2mm

yeah…