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Teeth Flashcards

1
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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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2
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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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3
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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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4
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What are the primary or baby teeth called?

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Deciduous teeth

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5
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What are two teeth problems?

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Persistent deciduous teeth and abnormal number

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6
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What can you do with persistent deciduos teeth?

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Extract ASAP

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7
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Define oligodontia

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Congenital absence of majority of teeth

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8
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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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9
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Which disease is characteristic with an enzyme deficiency that affects heme synthesis and results in pink/brown teeth?

A

Feline porphyria

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10
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What is the common term for enamel hypoplasia?

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Canine distemper

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11
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What is the rhythmic or spasmodic grinding of teeth termed as?

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Bruxism

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12
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What can lead to retained teeth?

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Portosystemic shunts

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13
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Where does the tooth sit?

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In alveolar bone

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14
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Which type of joint is present in teeth?

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Gomphosis

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15
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Which fibrous structure attaches the tooth (cementum) to the alveolus?

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Periodontal ligament

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16
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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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17
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Which part of the gums can be measured?

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The free part

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18
Q

List the 4 parts of the tooth

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  • Crown
  • neck
  • root
  • pulp cavity
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19
Q

List the types of teeth according to their function

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  • incisors
  • canines
  • pre molars
  • molars
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20
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Teeth with conical/rounds cusps

A

Bunodont

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21
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Define hypsodont

A

teeth with folded cusps

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22
Q

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

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Enamel and dentin

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23
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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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24
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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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25
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Define the apex of the tooth

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Tip of the root through which bv. And n. Enter the tooth

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26
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What is the term used when referring to a location or direction toward the tip of a tooth root?

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Apical

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27
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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

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Brachydont

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28
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What is term pertaining to the cheek?

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Buccal

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29
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What separates the crown from the root and also separates the portion of the tooth covered by enamel or cementum?

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Cemento-enamel junction

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30
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Describe cementum

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Outer layer covering of the root

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31
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What produces cementum?

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Cementoblasts

32
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What is the rounded surface of the cervical third of the lingual/palatal surface of the incisor teeth?

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Cingulum

33
Q

Describe the crown of a tooth

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Portion of tooth normally visible in the mouth

34
Q

What is a cusp?

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Pronounced point on the occlusal/most coronal portion of the tooth

35
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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 ?

A

Dentin

36
Q

What do odontoblasts produce?

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Dentin

37
Q

The space between 2 adjacent teeth in the same dental arch is the _______________

A

Diastema

38
Q

What is enamel?

A

Hardest substance in body that covers the outer layer of the crown

39
Q

What produces enamel?

A

Ameloblasts

40
Q

The normal space between the gingival margin and the tooth attachment is the :

A

Gingival sulcus

41
Q

What is the term meaning ā€œpertaining to the tongue/lingualā€?

A

Glossal

42
Q

What type of tooth continually erupts?

A

Hypsodont

43
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What are the surfaces of the Mandibular teeth that face the tongue called?

A

Lingual

44
Q

Define mamelon

A

1 of the 3 rounded protuberances on the cutting edge of a new incisor; mitten

45
Q

The interproximal surface of the tooth that faces rostrally/towards the midline of the arch:

A

Mesial

46
Q

What does the perdidonteum consist of?

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Gingiva, periodontal l, cementum and alveolar bone

47
Q

Define pulp

A

Inner most layer of the tooth consisting of odontoblasts, CT, lymph vessels etc

48
Q

Differentiate the pulp cavity form the pulp chamber

A

Cavity: entire space within the tooth
Chamber: part of the cavity contained within the crown

49
Q

Define root canal

A

Part of the pulp cavity continued within the root of the tooth

50
Q

The ____________ is the portion of the tooth embedded in the maxilla or mandible bone

A

Root

51
Q

Another term for The surface of the tooth facing the lips apart from buccal/labial:

A

Vestibular

52
Q

List 3 eruption patterns:

A

Polyphodont, Diphydont, elodont and anelodont

53
Q

What are the types of teeth that are continuously replaced?

A

Polyphodont

54
Q

Give an example of a diphydont

A

Humans

55
Q

A shark has what type of eruption

A

Polyphyodont

56
Q

What is a single eruption pattern called?

A

Monophyodont

57
Q

The eruption pattern where the tooth has a limited period of growth:

A

Anelodont

58
Q

Define homodont

A

Dentition where all teeth are the same shape

59
Q

Dentition with differently shaped teeth and function

A

Heterodont

60
Q

What are the 2 ways a tooth can erupt in its axes?

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Vertical and Horizontal

61
Q

Which teeth are the true grinding teeth in heterodonts?

A

Molars

62
Q

Which are the most commonly broken teeth in dogs?

A

Canines, Incisors and premolars

63
Q

What are the most commonly fractured teeth in cats?

A

Canines

64
Q

What is the formula for PERMANENT Dentition in dogs?

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3 1 4 2 / 3 1 4 3 = 42

65
Q

What is the abbreviation for primary teeth in the dental formula?

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I, C, P, M ā€œdā€

66
Q

What is the formula for PERMANENT teeth in cats?

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3 1 3 1 / 3 1 2 1 =30

67
Q

Which are the carnassial teeth in dogs and cats?

A

Upper Premolar 4 and lower Molar 1

68
Q

When do permanent teeth erupt in dogs?

A

3-7 months

69
Q

What is the name of the system used to number teeth?

A

Modified Triadan System

70
Q

Which number is related to the maxillary right quadrant?

A

100

71
Q

Which quadrant is 200?

A

Maxillary left quadrant

72
Q

Which number is Mandibular left quadrant?

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300

73
Q

What are the designations for PRIMARY teeth in the Mod Triadan system?

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Upper R - 500; upper L - 600; lower left 700; lower right 800

74
Q

What is the rule of 4 and 9?

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04 will always be the canine tooth and 09 will always be the 1st molar

75
Q

Which Pre molar never develops in cats ?

A

1st (05, 06)

76
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Which

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