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Features of the face

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Canthus
Ala
Philtrum
Targus 
Nasion
Glabella
Root
Septum
Anterior naris 
Mental protuberance 
Angle of the mandible 
Zygomatic arch
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Forehead

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Extending from the eyebrows to the hairline

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Temples

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Posterior to the eyes

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Orbital area

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Containing the eye & covered by the eyelids

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Zygomatic

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The prominence of the cheek

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Attached vs unattached gingiva

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Attached:
Is firmly bond to the periosteum & the dentition

Unattached:
Free gingiva around the cervical region of the tooth

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Anterior & posterior teeth

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Anterior teeth: are the incisors & canines

Posterior teeth: premolars & molars

Each tooth has 5 surfaces:

  • facial
  • lingual
  • occlusal
  • mesial
  • distal
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Tooth types & functions

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Permanent:

  • Incisors: to cut
  • Canines: to cut & tear
  • Premolars: to hold food & chew/grind
  • Molars: to chew/grind

Primary:

  • incisors
  • canines
  • molars
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9
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Anatomic features of teeth

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Contours ( shape)
Contacts ( touch)
Embrasures ( space)
Height of contour

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10
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Difference between succedaneous & non-succedaneous

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Succedaneous: permanent teeth that replace the primary teeth

Non-succedaneous: molars are non-succedaneous because premolars replace the primary molars

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Curve of spee

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Occlusal surfaces of the posterior teeth do not form a flat plane

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Curve of Wilson

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Cross-arch curvature of the posterior occlusal plane

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Difference between line & point angle

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Line: formed by the junction of two surfaces

Point angle: angle formed by the junction of three surfaces at one point

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Angies classification

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Class 1 neutroclusion: normal

Class 2 distoclusion; buck teeth

Class 3 mesioclusion: bulldog

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Name the 2 regions of the oral cavity

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Vestibule

Oral cavity proper

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16
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What term is defined as the natural teeth in the jaw bones

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Dentition

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Name the three dentitions

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Primary dentition
Permanent dentition
Mixed dentition

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18
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Identify using the correct terminology the dental arches

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The maxillary & mandibular

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19
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How many teeth are in each dentitions

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Primary: 20

Permanent: 32

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How many surfaces on a tooth

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Contact of the teeth during biting & chewing movements

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Functional occlusion

22
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List 5 functions of the tongue

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Speaking
Tasting & tactile sensations
Positioning food while eating 
Swallowing 
Cleansing the oral cavity
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The soft hanging projection at the posterior portion of the soft palate is called

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Contact with membranes at the back of our mouth can trigger the

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Gag reflex

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The pear shaped pad found behind the max incisors is named the
Incisive papilla
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Extending laterally from the incisive papilla are irregular ridges or folds of the masticatory mucosa
Palatial Rugae
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What is the narrow band of tissue that connects two structures called
Frenum
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The free posterior border of the soft palate
Posterior faucial pillar
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What dust is also called parotid duct
Stensens duct
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What is the point where the attached gingival meets the lining mucosa
Mucogingival junction
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What is the space between the teeth & the inner mucosal lining of the lips & cheeks called
Vestibule
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The winglike tip of the outer side of each nostril is called
Ala
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Which large papilla forms a V on the posterior portion of the tongue
Vallate papilla
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What is the bad of each vestibule here the buccal mucosa meets the alveolar mucosa calked
Mucobuccal fold
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The soft palate is supported between two arches
Palatial glossal Palatial pharyngeal
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Eruption pattern max
``` Central incisors: 6-10 months Lateral incisors: 9-12 months First molar: 12-18 months Canine: 16-22 months Second molar: 24-32 months ```
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Eruption pattern man
``` Central incisors: 6-10 months Lateral incisors: 7-10 months First molar: 12-18 months Canine: 16-22 months Second molar: 20-32 months ```
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Tongue receptor
Bitter Sour Sweet Salty
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Outer canthus
Food of tissues at the outer area of the eyelids
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Mental protuberance
Forms the chin
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Philtrum
Rectangular area under the nose to the upper lip
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Tragus
Cartilage anterior to the ear opening
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Nasion
Midpoint between the eyes below the eyebrows
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Septum
Divides nasal cavity into 2 parts
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Anterior naris
Nostril
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How many molars are on primary dentition
None
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What causes malocclusions
Over bite & underbite

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