Orofacial Flashcards
General rules: curvature of CEJ is about
1mm more on the mesial surface than the distal
General rules: if the tooth roots curve they usually curve
Distally
General rules: what is more rounded than the mesial incisal edges
Distal incisal edges of anterior teeth
General rules: mand anterior teeth tend to wear on what surfaces
Max anterior teeth wear on what surfaces
Mand: labial Incisal edge
Max: lingual Incisal edge
General rules: permanent molars are generally ____ in height and have fewer ____ the more posterior
Smaller; fewer cusps
Roots of molars tend to be shorter and closer together the more posterior T/F
True
Molars which one has widest and longest roots
First molars
Max incisors crown is wider?
Mesiodistally than faciolingually
Crown of max incisors is ____ on labial side
Convex
Crown of max incisors is ____ on lingual side
Concave
Greater crown to root ratio
Max centrals
Max central incisors mesioincisal angle is
Sharp (90°)
Mand incisors crown is wider
Faciolingually than mesiodistally
Mand centrals cervical line curves more incisally on
Mesial
Mand centrals height of curvature of the cervical line is greater on
Mesial