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Tooth Morphology Flashcards

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Morphology

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The study of the form of an organ or body part

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Tooth morphology

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Study of the size, shape, form and structure of the teeth

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How many dental arches do we have?

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2

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What are the two dental arches

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Maxillary and mandibular

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Occlusion is when?

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The teeth in both arches are in contact

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Dentition refers to

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The arrangement of the teeth as a set; the natural teeth in the dental arch

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Primary dentition

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Baby teeth

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Permanent dentition

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Adult teeth

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9
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How many dentition periods?

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3

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10
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What are the 3 dentition periods?

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Primary, mixed, permanent

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Primary (deciduous) dentition

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Assists with speech, provides chewing surfaces to strengthen muscles of mastication
-important for guiding permanent teeth into proper position

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Premature loss of primary teeth can lead to problems in

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Alignment, spacing and occlusion of permanent dentition

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In primary dentition there is a total of how many teeth and when does it occur ?

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20 teeth. Occurs between 6 months and 6 years of age

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Mixed dentition

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Occurs between 6 and 12 years when primary teeth are exfoliating and permanent teeth are erupting

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Succedaneous teeth

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Permanent teeth that replace deciduous teeth

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16
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How many teeth in the permanent dentition

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32

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Anterior teeth

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Incisors and canines (cuspids)

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Posterior teeth

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Premolars (bicuspids) and molars

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19
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Each arch can be divided into 2 what?

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Sextants

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20
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Sextants are

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1/6th of the dentition

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21
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Sextants divided

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into maxillary right and left (posterior and anterior)

Mandibular right and left (posterior and anterior)

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22
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Quadrants make up

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1/4 of the dentition

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23
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Mesial

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Toward midline

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Distal

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Away from midline

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Lingual

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Inside, toward tongue

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Labial

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Outside toward lips

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Incisal

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Biting or cutting edge

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Buccal

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Outside, toward cheeks

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Occlusal

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Grinding or chewing surface

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30
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Major elevation on the masticatory surfaces of the canines and posterior teeth

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Cusp

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31
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Fossa

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Wide shallow depression on the lingual surfaces of anterior teeth and occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth

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32
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Raised, rounded area on the cervical third of the lingual surface.

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Cingulum

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33
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Ridge

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Thin elongated surface

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34
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Mamelon

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Rounded enamel extensions on the incisal edge of newly erupted incisors

35
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The 5th supplemental cusp found lingual to the mesiolingual cusp

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Cusp of carabelli

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Central groove

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Most prominent groove on posterior teeth

37
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Function of the incisor

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Cut food without heavy force

38
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Canines

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Cutting and tearing of food with force

39
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Premolars

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Grasping, tearing, grinding

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Molars

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Chew and grind food

41
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3 anatomical features of teeth are

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Contours, contacts and embrasures

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Contour is

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Crown of the tooth which narrows towards the cervical line

43
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The mesial or distal surface of a tooth that touches the adjacent tooth in the same arch

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Contact area

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Contact point

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Exact spot at which the teeth actually touch each other

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Contacts do what?

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Prevent food impact ion, protects interproximal tissues and stabilizes the arches

46
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An embrassure is what

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Is a triangular space between the proximal surfaces of two adjoining teeth in contact

47
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A line angle is a junction of how many walls

48
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A point angle is formed by the junction of how many surfaces

49
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Both primary and permanent anterior teeth have how many roots

50
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All premolars/bicuspids have how many roots. The exception is the max. First pre molar and it has how many?

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Premolars/bicuspids have 1

Max first premolar has 2

51
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All max molars have how many well formed & separated roots? except for the third molar

52
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All mand molars have how many well formed & separated roots?

53
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What are the 3 tooth numbering systems

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Universal, international/FDI and Palmer

54
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What does MODBL stand for

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Mesio-occluso-disto-bucco-lingual

55
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OB stands for

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Occlusobuccal

56
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Date of eruption for a central incisor

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6-10months

57
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Date of eruption for lateral incisor

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9-12 months

58
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Date of eruption for first molar

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12-18 months

59
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Date of eruption for canine

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16-22 months

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Date of eruption for second molar

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24-32 months

61
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Habits such as thumb sucking or improper swallowing habit can affect

62
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Centric occlusion

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Jaws are closed in a position that produce maximal stable contact between the occluding surfaces of the max and mand teeth

63
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Functional occlusion

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Contact of the the teeth during biting and chewing movements

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Malocclusion

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Abnormal relationship of the teeth

65
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Normal occlusion is when

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Mesiobuccal cusp of permanent maxillary first molar occluded with mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar

66
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Maxillary canine occluded with distal half of mand canine and the mesial half of the mand premolar

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Normal occlusion

67
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Basis of angles classification system is that

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The permanent maxillary first molar is the key to occlusion

68
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There are three classifications of occlusion

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Class 1
Class 2 which is split into division 1 and 2 
And class 3
69
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Class 1 occlusion is knows as a

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Neutroclusion

70
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Neutroclusion is when

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The mesiobuccal cusp of permanent maxillary first molar occluded with the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar

Also known as crooked teeth caused by crowding or spacing

71
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Class 2 is known as

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Distoclusion

72
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Distoclusion is when

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Mesiobuccal cusp of permanent maxillary first molar occluded mesial to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar

Also known as an overbite

73
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Class 3 is known as

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Mesioclusion

74
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Mesioclusion is when

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Mesiobuccal cusp of permanent maxillary first molar occludes distal to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar

Also known as an underbite

75
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Curve of spee

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What is the name for the arc of the occlusal plane

76
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Curve of Wilson

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Defined by a line drawn across the occlusion surface of the left mandibular first molar across the arch and through the occlusal surface of the right mandibular first molar

77
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Antagonist

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Every tooth in the oral cavity has 2 antagonists EXCEPT THE MANDIBULAR central incisors and maxillary 3rd molars

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Cavity class 1

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Occlusal on posteriors and lingual out of anteriors

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Cavity class 2

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Proximal surfaces of posteriors

In between sides touching other teeth, hard to see

80
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Cavity class 3

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Proximal surfaces of incisors and canines

same as 2 just on different teeth

81
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Cavity class 4

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Proximal surfaces of incisors and canines, similar to class 3 except it includes the incisal edge

82
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Cavity class 5

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Gingival third of the facial or lingual surface of any tooth

Near base of tooth above gums

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Cavity class 6

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Incisal edges of anterior teeth
Cusp tips of posterior teeth

Appears as lesions on biting surface of teeth

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