Oral Cavity Flashcards
What are the skull types?
Mesaticephalic
Brachycephalic
Dolichocephalic
What is the most common skull type?
Mesaticephalic
Describe mesaticephalic skulls
Head shape of medium proportions
In breeds such as labs, poodles, and beagles
Describe brachycephalic skulls
Short, wide head
May have crowded/rotated premolar teeth
In breeds such as pugs, bulldogs, and persian cats
Describe dolichocephalic skulls
Long, narrow head type
In breeds such as sighthounds and collies
Malocclusions are common in caudal mouth
What are the tooth types?
Homodont
Heterodont
What are the types of tooth development?
Monophyodont
Polyphyodont
Diphyodont
What are the crown types?
Brachydont
Hypsodont
What species have the brachydont crown type?
Dogs
Cats
Primates
Describe brachydont crown type
Shorter crow:root ratio
What species have the hypsodont crown type?
Horse
Cow
Describe hypsodont crown type
Submerged, longer anatomical or reserved crown and comparatively short roots
What are diphyodont teeth?
There are 2 sets of teeth
What are heterodont teeth?
Different sizes and shapes
What are brachydont teeth?
Don’t continually erupt
Describe the 4th premolar
A 3-rooted tooth
Often referred to as the carnassial tooth
How many molars are there behind the 4th premolar?
2
What runs through the dental arch?
Palatine artery
What is the 2nd premolar on the mandible used as a landmark for?
Deadening the nerve at that point to do some work at the rostral end of the mouth
What is the canine deciduous dental formula?
I 3/3
C 1/1
PM 3/3
All multiplied by 2 is 28 teeth
What is the canine permanent dental formula?
I 3/3 C 1/1 PM 4/4 M 2/3 All multiplied by 2 is 42 teeth