Re-assessment Flashcards
Which teeth have a distal bend or kink?
Mandibular Canines
Cingulum is typically pointed…?
Distally
Which teeth have a linguo-gingival groove?
Maxillary Lateral Incisors
Which teeth have labial ridges?
Only Canines have labial ridges
Which permanent teeth erupt first?
First Molars
Which teeth have a central groove?
Only Pre-molars and Molars
Do anterior teeth have central grooves?
No
Do posterior teeth have a central groove?
Yes. Pre-molars and Molars do.
Which teeth have continuous convexity?
Mandibular anterior teeth
Which is generally larger in all dimensions, in comparison to each other? (Mandibular lateral incisor or Mandibular central incisor)
Mandibular lateral incisor
Which is typically the smallest and always the most symmetrical tooth in the mouth?
Mandibular central incisors
Which teeth are the smooth with very little facial or lingual anatomy?
Mandibular incisors (central and lateral)
Which teeth are known to be “twisted”?
Mandibular lateral incisors
Which teeth are “stretched” distally?
Maxillary Canines
Humans teeth are DIPHYDONT and…
Heterodont
What are the four tissues of a tooth?
Enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp
What shape are ALL teeth facially and lingually?
Trapezoidal
Shape of maxillary posterior teeth in proximal view?
Trapezoidal
Shape of Mandibular posterior teeth, in proximal view is…?
Rhomboidal (easier to chomp with my dear)
What shape are Mandibular anterior teeth from proximal view?
Triangular
What shape are maxillary anterior teeth in proximal view?
Triangular
What is this?
Fusion
What is this?
Fusion
What is this?
Germination
