Teeth Flashcards
What are the 6 alternative surfaces of a tooth?
1) Mesial
2) Distal
3) Cervical
4) Incisal or Occlusal
5) Buccal or Labial
6) Lingual or Palatal
What teeth have an incisal vs occlusal surface?
Incisal - Incisors or canines
Occlusal - premolars and molars
What teeth have a buccal surface vs a labial surface?
Buccal (cheek) - premolars and molars
Labial (lips) - Insicors and canines
What teeth have a palatal surface vs a lingual surface?
Palatal (near the palate) - maxillary teeth
Lingual (near the tounge) - mandibular teeth
What is the cervical part of the tooth?
Part of the tooth closest to the gingival margin
What is the gingival margin?
The edge of the gum covering the alveolar
What is the dental notation in dental charting? (6)
- Circle - tooth present
- Thin line - tooth absent
- X - recently extracted
- # - tooth fractured
- Thick line - restoration present
- PE - partially erupted
What is ‘partly erupted’?
A tooth that has not fully emerged through the gum
Where mark the area of tooth fracture on a dental chart?
On the part of the tooth that has been fractured
How position the mandible when performing dental charting?
With the mandible ‘looking at you’
How do you know if a tooth is recently extracted vs absent?
A recently extracted tooth will leave a hole
An absent tooth - the hole will have recovered
How is a dental chart numbered?
Split into 4 quadrants (upper and lower and divided by the midline)
Quadrants 1,2,3,4 (clockwise)
8 teeth per quadrant
Label using quadrant number and tooth number
–> 8th tooth in quadrant 4 would be no. 48
–> 6th tooth in quadrant 3 would be no.36
etc
In the adult, what tooth is no. 1?
CENTRAL incisor
In the adult, what tooth is no. 2?
LATERAL incisor
In the adult, what tooth is no. 3?
Canine
