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Tooth functions and terms Flashcards

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1
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Crown covered by what

A

enamel

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2
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root portion is covered by what

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cementum

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3
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what is anatomic crown

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whole crown of the tooth is covered by enamel

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4
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what is clinical crown

A

the part seen above gingiva

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5
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Bifurcation

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two root

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Trifurcation

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three root

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Alveolar process

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Portion of the jaw that supports the teeth

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8
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What is the 3 factors that determine the colour of enamel

A

Mineralization
thickness
skin pigmentation

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9
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Enamel function

A

resistant to wear
resistant to bacteria
resistant to mild acids
resistant to tooth decay

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10
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What densely packed enamel do

A

gives the crown of the tooth a self-cleaning service

Prevent food particles and bacteria adhere (粘附) to the surface of tooth crown

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Dentin

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Greatest bulk of the tooth because it forms the largest portion of the crown and root

yellowish and elastic

capable of adding to itself

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12
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Secondary dentin

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Form throughout the pulp chamber after tooth eruption

In time, it completely fill the pulp chamber

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13
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Reparative dentin

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Located at the dentin, reaction to dental caries or trauma

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14
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Function of cementum

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Provide a medium for the attachment of the tooth to alveolar bone

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15
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What is cementum

A

Bonelike substance that covers the root

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16
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Union of cementum and dentin is called

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Dentino- cemental junction

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17
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What is the two types of cementum

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Cellular cementum
Acellular cementum

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18
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Pulp function

A

Nourishing （滋养）
sensory
Dentin-reparative system of tooth

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19
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Incisors function

A

Cut

20
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Canines function

A

holding or grasping the teeth
protect the jaw joint during side jaw movement

21
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Premolars function

A

Help in grind

22
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Molars function

A

chew or grind up food

23
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What molars cusps do

A

interlock the upper and lower molars

24
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What is lingual surface

A

Tooth that faces the tongue

25
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labial surface

A

Anterior tooth that facing the lip

26
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Buccal surface

A

Posterior tooth that facing the cheek

27
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Proximal surface

A

surface of a tooth faces the neighboring tooth’s surface in the same arch

28
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What is the two proximal surface

A

mesial
distal

29
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Mesial proximal surface

A

Closest to midline of the face

30
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Distal proximal surface

A

Faces away from the midline

31
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Fifth surface of posterior teeth

A

occlusal surface / biting surface of the tooth

32
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What is Lobes

A

Developed 4 or more growth centers when crowns are formed

33
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Developmental grooves

A

shallow grooves or lines that separate primary parts of crown or root

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Transverse ridge

A

union of 2 triangular ridges, buccal and lingual that cross the occlusal surface of a posterior tooth

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Lingual groove

A

Developmental line that separates fourth lobe of anterior tooth from the labial lobes

36
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Fourth lobe of the anterior teeth is what?

A

cingulum

37
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tubercle

A

small elevation on tooth

38
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cusps

A

mountain on crown portion of the tooth

makes up a major division of its occlusal or incisal surface

39
Q

cusps only found at?

A

pre molar
molar
canines

40
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Fossa

A

an area on the tooth that is concave

41
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Pit

A

depression on fossa or anywhere on the tooth, but usually occur along the developmental groove or in fossa

42
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ridge

A

elevated portion of a tooth that runs in a line

43
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Marginal ridges

A

rounded borders of enamel that form at the mesial and distal shoulders

44
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Alveolus

A

bony socket in which the tooth fits in

45
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The crown and root are joined at the？

A

Cemento-enamel junction

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