Random Facts Flashcards
THE ___________ LINE HAS THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF CURVATURE OF ANY TOOTH IN THE MOUTH
MESIAL CERVICAL
on maxillary central incisor
______________ are the most frequently congenitally absent anterior tooth
Maxillary lateral incisors
The _________________ varies in form more than any other tooth in the mouth (EXCEPTION: Third molars)
maxillary lateral incisor
_______ have the longest and thickest roots (faciolingually) in the mouth
Canines
The mesiobuccal cusp arm is longer than the distobuccal cusp arm on which tooth? (Lingual cusp is opposite)
maxillary 1st premolar
While the maxillary 1st and 2nd premolars have approximately the same dimensions, the ________ is larger overall.
1st premolar
The ________________ is the ONLY tooth which broadens toward the lingual – the M-D width is greater on the L side than it is on the B.
Maxillary 1st Molar
There often is a concavity present at the cervical area on the distal surface of the ____ cusp of the maxillary 1st molar
DB
The ___________ is often described as the only symmetrical tooth in the mouth!
mandibular central incisor
THE ___________ IS THE ANTERIOR TOOTH MOST LIKELY TO HAVE A BIFURCATED ROOT
MANDIBULAR CANINE
The ______ marginal ridge is higher above the CEJ than the _____ marginal ridge on the mandibular 1st premolar
distal
mesial
There are 2 types of mandibular 2nd premolar
Three cusp type (5 lobes) or Two cusp type (4 lobes)
____________ are broader M-D than B-L
Mandibular molars
Opposite of the maxillary molars!
The ___________ M-D width is greater than its I-G length
primary central incisor’s
Only incisor in either dentition with this feature!
The ____________ has a very prominent convexity on the MB aspect
primary maxillary 1st molar
The ________________ does not resemble any other tooth – primary or secondary!
primary mandibular 1st molar
What are succedaneous teeth?
permanent teeth that replace deciduous teeth
Anterior teeth have 4 embrasure spaces
- Incisal, Gingival (Cervical), Facial, Lingual
Incisal < Gingival
Facial = Lingual
Resorption begins _____ years after root formation is completed
1-2
occurs at the apex of the tooth
The other 12 permanent teeth, which erupt distal to the primary second molars, are called…
ACCESSIONAL teeth (the Molars!)
Primary teeth have crowns that are…
- more bulbous
- pronounced cervical constriction
- large pulp chambers
- prominent pulp horns
Enamel is thinner on primary or permanent?
primary
What is the primate space?
Space that exists mesial to the primary maxillary canine and distal to the primary mandibular canine in some deciduous dentition
What is leeway space?
The combined mesiodistal widths of permanent premolars and the permanent canine is less than the combined mesiodistal widths of the primary molars and primary canine
What tooth does the primary maxillary 1st molar look like?
premolar
What tooth does the primary maxillary 2nd molar look like?
permanent maxillary 1st molar
What tooth does the primary mandibular 1st molar look like?
No other tooth
What tooth does the primary mandibular 2nd molar look like?
permanent mandibular 1st molar
