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1
Q

What are the skull types?

A

Mesaticephalic
Brachycephalic
Dolichocephalic

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2
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What is the most common skull type?

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Mesaticephalic

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Describe mesaticephalic skulls

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Head shape of medium proportions

In breeds such as labs, poodles, and beagles

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4
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Describe brachycephalic skulls

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Short, wide head
May have crowded/rotated premolar teeth
In breeds such as pugs, bulldogs, and persian cats

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Describe dolichocephalic skulls

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Long, narrow head type
In breeds such as sighthounds and collies
Malocclusions are common in caudal mouth

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6
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What are the tooth types?

A

Homodont

Heterodont

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7
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What are the types of tooth development?

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Monophyodont
Polyphyodont
Diphyodont

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8
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What are the crown types?

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Brachydont

Hypsodont

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9
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What species have the brachydont crown type?

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Dogs
Cats
Primates

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10
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Describe brachydont crown type

A

Shorter crow:root ratio

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11
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What species have the hypsodont crown type?

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Horse

Cow

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Describe hypsodont crown type

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Submerged, longer anatomical or reserved crown and comparatively short roots

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13
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What are diphyodont teeth?

A

There are 2 sets of teeth

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14
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What are heterodont teeth?

A

Different sizes and shapes

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15
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What are brachydont teeth?

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Don’t continually erupt

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16
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Describe the 4th premolar

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A 3-rooted tooth

Often referred to as the carnassial tooth

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17
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How many molars are there behind the 4th premolar?

A

2

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18
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What runs through the dental arch?

A

Palatine artery

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19
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What is the 2nd premolar on the mandible used as a landmark for?

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Deadening the nerve at that point to do some work at the rostral end of the mouth

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20
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What is the canine deciduous dental formula?

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I 3/3
C 1/1
PM 3/3
All multiplied by 2 is 28 teeth

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21
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What is the canine permanent dental formula?

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I 3/3
C 1/1
PM 4/4
M 2/3
All multiplied by 2 is 42 teeth
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22
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What is the root structure of incisors, canines, and PM1 of an adult dog?

23
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What is the root structure for maxillary PM2 and 3 of an adult dog?

24
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What is the root structure of maxillary PM4 of an adult dog?

25
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What is the root structure of maxillary M1 and 2 of an adult dog?

26
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What is the root structure of mandibular PM2, 3, and 4 of an adult dog?

27
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What is the root structure of mandibular M1 and 2 of an adult dog?

28
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What is the root structure of mandibular M3 of an adult dog?

29
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What is the feline deciduous dental formula?

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I 3/3
C 1/1
PM 3/2
All multiplied by 2 is 26 teeth

30
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What is the feline permanent dental formula?

A 
I 3/3
C 1/1
PM 3/2
M 1/1
All multiplied by 2 is 30 teeth
31
Q

What premolars do cats not have?

A

First on top

First or second on the bottom

32
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What is the root structure of incisors and canines of an adult cat?

33
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What is the root structure of maxillary PM2 of an adult cat?

34
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What is the root structure of maxillary PM3 of an adult cat?

35
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What is the root structure of maxillary PM4 of an adult cat?

36
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What is the root structure of maxillary M1 of an adult cat?

37
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What is the root structure of mandibular PM3 and 4 of an adult cat?

38
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What is the root structure of mandibular M1 of an adult cat?

39
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What is the equine deciduous dental formulas?

A

I 3/3
C 0-1/0-1
PM 3/3

40
Q

What is the equine permanent dental formula?

A 
I 3/3
C 0-1/0-1
PM 3(4)/3(4)
M 3/3
All multiplied by 2 is 40-44 teeth
41
Q

What is the cattle/small ruminant deciduous dental formula?

A

I 0/4
PM 3/3
All multiplied by 2 is 20 teeth

42
Q

What is the cattle/small ruminant permanent dental formula?

A

I 0/4
PM 3/3
M 3/3
All multiplied by 2 is 32

43
Q

What is the swine deciduous dental formula?

A

I 3/3
C 1/1
PM 3/3
All multiplied by 2 is 28 teeth

44
Q

What is the swine permanent dental formula?

A 
I 3/3
C 1/1
PM 4/4
M 3/3
All multiplied by 2 is 44 teeth
45
Q

What is occlusion?

A

Relationship of the mandibular and maxillary teeth when closed or during excursive movements of the mandible

46
Q

What is the hardest substance in the body?

47
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What is enamel made of?

A

96% inorganic hydroxyapatite crystals, magnesium

48
Q

What is enamel formed by?

A

Ameloblasts

49
Q

What is cementum?

A

The outer covering of the root

50
Q

What is cementum produced by?

A

Cementoblasts

51
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What constitutes the bulk of the tooth?

52
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What is dentin formed by?

A

Odontoblasts

53
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What is the periodontal ligament?

A

The attachment apparatus of the tooth

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