Physiology of The Permanent Teeth Flashcards
What is anatomical alignment of the teeth?
Arrangement of the teeth in arches of both Jews and placed in strong contact with their proximal neighbors utilizing angles that can withstand the mastication forces
Increases functional efficiency
Stabilizes the arches
What are the functions of the proximal contacts?
Aid in arch stabilization and protect the inter-dental/gingival papilla
What is the col region?
Valley like depression in the center of the gingival papilla, located just cervical under the proximal contacts
What are embrasures?
 triangular shaped spaces apical to and coronal to the proximal contacts
What are spillways?
Direct food away from teeth during mastication
Prevent food from being forced into contact areas
Created by the shape of the embrasures
What is the shape and length of the roots determined by?
Shape and function of the crown
What are the functions of the roots?
Anchor teeth in the periodontium
Stabilize teeth by directing the causal forces through the length of the root following the long access of the tooth
Crown position in relation to root function
Incisal ridges and cusps of anterior teeth are centered over the root base
Cusps of posterior teeth are in line with or contained in the root base outline
Anterior tooth shapes
Trapezoids, Pentagon’s, triangles
Which interior teeth and aspects form trapezoids?
All central and lateral incisors viewed from the facial/labial and lingual aspects
Which anterior teeth and aspects form Pentagon shapes?
Canines viewed from the facial/labial and lingual aspect
Which anterior teeth and aspects form triangles?
All anterior teeth viewed from the mesial and distal aspects
Which posterior teeth form pentagons?
All pre-molars viewed from the facial/buccal and lingual aspects
Which posterior teeth form trapezoids?
All molars viewed from the buccal and lingual aspects. Occlusal third is the widest end
All maxillary preMolar and Molars viewed from the mesial and distal aspect as well. Occlusal third is the narrowest end
Which posterior teeth form rhomboids?
All mandibular preMolar’s and molars viewed from the mesial and distal aspect. Crowns tilt lingually
When is the curve of spee visible?
Only visible from the lateral view of the dental arches
What is the curvature of the maxillary and mandibular arches?
Maxillary = convex Mandibular = concave
When is the curve of Wilson visible?
Only visible from posterior view of the dental arches
What is horizontal overlap/over jet
Maxillary teeth slightly overlap mandibular teeth facially/Buccaly by about 2 1/2 to 3 mm
What is vertical overlap/overbite
Distance the mandibular incisors bite onto the lingual surface of maxillary incisors about 2 to 3 mm or within the incisal 1/3
What are animal jaw movements?
Depress and elevate without lateral excursions or protrusions
Human Jaw movement
Depress and elevate with the lateral excursions and protrusions
Why is human Dentition complicated?
Maxillary arch horizontally and vertically overlaps the mandibular arch
TMJ movements
Open/depress
Clothes/elevate
What does it mean for the TMJ to open/depress
Functional movement of the condyle and disc of the TMJ during the full range of opening and closing. Disk is rotated posteriorly on the condyle is a condyle is moved out of the fossa
What do lateral shifts/excursions deal?
Enable the mandible to move to the side, left or right
What does protrusion and retrusion do?
Enables mandible to move anterior to the maxilla and retract back
What are the muscles of mastication?
Masseter muscle, temporalis, mesial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid
What does the masseter muscle do
Elevates the mandible closing the mouth and clenching your teeth
What does the temporalis do?
Elevates the mandible. Closing the mouth, clutching the teeth and retracts mandible
What does the mesial pterygoid do?
Elevates the mandible, closing the mouth
What does the lateral pterygoid do
Contraction of one muscle- Lateral shift of the mandible
Contraction of both muscles- Protrusion and slight depression