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Describe a normal bite

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Upper incisors arfe Rostral to the lower incisors (scissors bite)

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What is the medical term for an undershot bite?

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Prognathic - Mandible longer than maxilla: lowest incisors Rostral to upper

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What is the medical term for an overshot jaw?

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Brachygnathic bite: upper incisors significantly Rostral to lower incisors

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What are the primary or baby teeth called?

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Deciduous teeth

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What are two teeth problems?

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Persistent deciduous teeth and abnormal number

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What can you do with persistent deciduos teeth?

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Extract ASAP

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Define oligodontia

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Congenital absence of majority of teeth

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What is the absence of a few teeth that is a common genetic fault, often involve in missing premolars?

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Hypodontia

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Which disease is characteristic with an enzyme deficiency that affects heme synthesis and results in pink/brown teeth?

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Feline porphyria

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What is the common term for enamel hypoplasia?

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Canine distemper

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What is the rhythmic or spasmodic grinding of teeth termed as?

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Bruxism

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What can lead to retained teeth?

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Portosystemic shunts

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Where does the tooth sit?

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In alveolar bone

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Which type of joint is present in teeth?

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Gomphosis

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Which fibrous structure attaches the tooth (cementum) to the alveolus?

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Periodontal ligament

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What is the correct term for the structure that covers the bone ?

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Gingiva (gums)

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Which part of the gums can be measured?

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The free part

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List the 4 parts of the tooth

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  • Crown
  • neck
  • root
  • pulp cavity
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List the types of teeth according to their function

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  • incisors
  • canines
  • pre molars
  • molars
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Teeth with conical/rounds cusps

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Bunodont

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Define hypsodont

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teeth with folded cusps

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List the 2 tissues of the crown and neck of a tooth

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Enamel and dentin

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What are the tissues of the root of the tooth

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Dentin and cementum

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What is the final generation of teeth in mammals that replace deciduous teeth?

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Permanent teeth

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Define the apex of the tooth
Tip of the root through which bv. And n. Enter the tooth
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What is the term used when referring to a location or direction toward the tip of a tooth root?
Apical
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A short crown:root ration with a true root is what type of tooth? Hint: once the apex forms the growth stops
Brachydont
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What is term pertaining to the cheek?
Buccal
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What separates the crown from the root and also separates the portion of the tooth covered by enamel or cementum?
Cemento-enamel junction
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Describe cementum
Outer layer covering of the root
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What produces cementum?
Cementoblasts
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What is the rounded surface of the cervical third of the lingual/palatal surface of the incisor teeth?
Cingulum
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Describe the crown of a tooth
Portion of tooth normally visible in the mouth
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What is a cusp?
Pronounced point on the occlusal/most coronal portion of the tooth
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The intermediate layer of the tooth that forms the bulk of the calcified tooth structure and is covered by enamel and cementum is ?
Dentin
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What do odontoblasts produce?
Dentin
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The space between 2 adjacent teeth in the same dental arch is the _______________
Diastema
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What is enamel?
Hardest substance in body that covers the outer layer of the crown
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What produces enamel?
Ameloblasts
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The normal space between the gingival margin and the tooth attachment is the :
Gingival sulcus
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What is the term meaning “pertaining to the tongue/lingual”?
Glossal
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What type of tooth continually erupts?
Hypsodont
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What are the surfaces of the Mandibular teeth that face the tongue called?
Lingual
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Define mamelon
1 of the 3 rounded protuberances on the cutting edge of a new incisor; mitten
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The interproximal surface of the tooth that faces rostrally/towards the midline of the arch:
Mesial
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What does the perdidonteum consist of?
Gingiva, periodontal l, cementum and alveolar bone
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Define pulp
Inner most layer of the tooth consisting of odontoblasts, CT, lymph vessels etc
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Differentiate the pulp cavity form the pulp chamber
Cavity: entire space within the tooth Chamber: part of the cavity contained within the crown
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Define root canal
Part of the pulp cavity continued within the root of the tooth
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The ____________ is the portion of the tooth embedded in the maxilla or mandible bone
Root
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Another term for The surface of the tooth facing the lips apart from buccal/labial:
Vestibular
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List 3 eruption patterns:
Polyphodont, Diphydont, elodont and anelodont
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What are the types of teeth that are continuously replaced?
Polyphodont
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Give an example of a diphydont
Humans
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A shark has what type of eruption
Polyphyodont
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What is a single eruption pattern called?
Monophyodont
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The eruption pattern where the tooth has a limited period of growth:
Anelodont
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Define homodont
Dentition where all teeth are the same shape
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Dentition with differently shaped teeth and function
Heterodont
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What are the 2 ways a tooth can erupt in its axes?
Vertical and Horizontal
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Which teeth are the true grinding teeth in heterodonts?
Molars
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Which are the most commonly broken teeth in dogs?
Canines, Incisors and premolars
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What are the most commonly fractured teeth in cats?
Canines
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What is the formula for PERMANENT Dentition in dogs?
3 1 4 2 / 3 1 4 3 = 42
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What is the abbreviation for primary teeth in the dental formula?
I, C, P, M “d”
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What is the formula for PERMANENT teeth in cats?
3 1 3 1 / 3 1 2 1 =30
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Which are the carnassial teeth in dogs and cats?
Upper Premolar 4 and lower Molar 1
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When do permanent teeth erupt in dogs?
3-7 months
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What is the name of the system used to number teeth?
Modified Triadan System
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Which number is related to the maxillary right quadrant?
100
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Which quadrant is 200?
Maxillary left quadrant
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Which number is Mandibular left quadrant?
300
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What are the designations for PRIMARY teeth in the Mod Triadan system?
Upper R - 500; upper L - 600; lower left 700; lower right 800
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What is the rule of 4 and 9?
04 will always be the canine tooth and 09 will always be the 1st molar
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Which Pre molar never develops in cats ?
1st (05, 06)
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