Teeth

Question 1

Where is the dentin located?

Answer 1

internal to the enamel

Question 2

Where is the pulp located and what does it contain?

Answer 2

fills the central cavity of the tooth, contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics

Question 3

What is the cementum and what does it do?

Answer 3

bone-like substance which covers the root, attachment system for teeth

Question 4

What is the crown and where is it located?

Answer 4

projects above the gingivae (gums) and is covered by enamel

Question 5

What is the neck of the tooth?

Answer 5

junction between the crown and root meet

Question 6

Where is the root located and what covers it?

Answer 6

embedded in the alveolar processes, covered by cementum

Question 7

T/F The incisors and canines are single rooted?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

T/F The premolars are always single rooted?

Answer 8

False, they can be double rooted as well

Question 9

T/F The molars are single rooted?

Answer 9

False, they have multiple roots

Question 10

Where is the labial surface for the incisors and canines located and where is the labial surface for the premolars and molars located?

Answer 10

incisors and canines - facing the lip

premolars and molars - facing the cheek

Question 11

Where is the lingual surface located?

Answer 11

facing the tongue

Question 12

Where is the mesial surface located?

Answer 12

facing anteriorly or toward the midline

Question 13

Where is the distal surface located?

Answer 13

facing posteriorly or away from the midline

Question 14

Where is the occlusal surface located?

Answer 14

it is the chewing surface

Question 15

What is the name for the baby teeth and what is the name for adult teeth?

Answer 15

baby - deciduous teeth

adult - permanent teeth

Question 16

For deciduous teeth how many total teeth are there?

Answer 16

20

Question 17

For permanent teeth how many teeth are there?

Answer 17

32

Question 18

How many incisors, canines, molars, and premolars do you have when you have your deciduous teeth in one quadrant?

Answer 18

2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 molars, 0 premolars

Question 19

How many incisors, canines, molars, and premolars do you have when you have your permanent teeth in one quadrant?

Answer 19

2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, 3 molars

Question 20

When you have trigeminal neuralgia, does it affect all your teeth or just one quadrant?

Answer 20

one quadrant

Question 21

What is the innervation for the maxillary teeth?

Answer 21

superior alveolar branches from the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve

Question 22

What is the innervation for the mandibular teeth?

Answer 22

inferior alveolar nerve from the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve

Question 23

What is the enamel of the teeth and where is it located?

Answer 23

covers crown, hardest substance in the human body