Oral Anatomy: Primary Teeth Flashcards
What teeth are missing from the primary dentition?
Premolars
T/F: The M-D width of primary molars is often slightly less than the width of the succeeding permanent premolars.
False
Primary molars are wider than permanent premolars
How is the primary dentition labeled?
A-T
Apple Jacks Kill Teeth
T/F: Primary teeth are whiter than permanent teeth.
True
T/F: Primary teeth are more prone to carries than permanent teeth.
True
Less calcified enamel
T/F: Primary teeth have mamelons.
False
Still develop from lobes
T/F: Dentin in primary teeth is thinner.
True
How would you compare the occlusal table of primary teeth to permanent teeth?
Smaller, more bulbous, fewer grooves and pits
How are the crowns of anterior primary teeth different?
They are wider M-D and shorter inciso-cervically
T/F: Posterior crowns are wider M-D and taller occluso-cervically.
False
Narrower and shorter
What is the primate space and where is it for each arch?
Allows for proper alignment of permanent incisors
Max - mesial to canine
Mand - distal to canine
What is the only primary tooth with a mesial cusp ridge > than distal cusp ridge?
Max canine
The primary max first molar often resembles a permanent ___________ and has a ___________ occlusal shape.
Maxillary premolar; rectangular H-shaped
T/F: The primary max 1st molar has 5 cusps.
False
Primary max 1st molar - 4 cusps
Primary max 2nd molar - 5 cusps (with CofC)
T/F: Primary incisors have prominent facial and lingual cervical ridges.
True
