Tooth morphology Flashcards

1
Q

Primary vs Permanent

a) size
b) shape
c) colour
d) hardness
e) roots
f) pulp cavities
g) dentine thickness

A

a) smaller
b) more bulbous
c) whiter = more proteins, less minerals
d) enamel is thinner so softer
e) thinner, shorter and more diverged
f) larger
g) thinner

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2
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Why are primary teeth less susceptible to inter proximal caries?

A

Less crowded

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3
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Difference in pulp horn position between primary and permanent teeth?

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Primary = closer to EDJ

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4
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What do all primary teeth possess on labial/palatal surface?

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Low rounded labial cingulum

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5
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Crown shape of upper primary 1?

A

Transverses equal to vertical height

Mesial angle RA, distal angle rounded

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6
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Root of upper primary 1?

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Conical root compressed in labio-palatal direction

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7
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Primary vs permanent upper lateral

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Primary = more acute medial angle and more rounded distal angle
Root is compressed in labio-palatal direction

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8
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Primary vs permanent upper canine

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Primary = symmetrical, if it isn’t the cusp is displaced distally unlike permanent
Much fatter

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9
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Primary molars

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Crowns of first primary molar intermediate in shape between permanent premolars and molars
Primary 2nd molars resemble permanent 1st molars

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10
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Upper primary first molar

a) crown shape
b) buccal and palatal cusps
c) roots

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a) irregular quadrilateral (4 cusps)
Buccal side wider and palatal side shorter
b) convergence of buccal and palatal cusps towards midline
c) 3 roots (2 buccal, 1 palatal)

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11
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Which incisors have mesiodistally compressed roots?

A

All lower incisors

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12
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What is the angle of the mesio-incisal edge of upper central incisors?

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90

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13
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How can you distinguish between lower central and lower lateral incsiors?

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Lateral = asymmetric fan shaped crown with distal angle more acute than medial
Incisal edge distally is curved lingually
Central = symmetrical rectangular crown = both angles 90

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14
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Which ridge is shorter on all canines?

A

Mesial

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15
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State 2 differences between upper and lower canines

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Upper canine - larger and longer root
Lower = difference in length of ridges is less pronounced.
Has a labial cingulum and is inclined labially

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16
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Which ridge is steeper on all canines?

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Distal

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17
Q

Which pre-molars have disto-lingual accessory cusps?

A

Lower 5 almost always and lower 4 often

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18
Q

Roots of upper 4?

A

One buccal one palatal root, sported by the canine fossa

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19
Q

Are upper or lower pre-molar crowns more circular?

A

Lower

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20
Q

Which tooth has canine groove and fossa?

A

Upper 4

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21
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Which tooth has canine groove?

A

Upper 4 and Lower 4

22
Q

Difference in buccal cusps of lower 4 and 5

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Lower 4 = very prominent buccal cusp and small lingual cusp

Lower 5 = better developed lingual cusp and smaller buccal cusp

23
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On which tooth is the medial ridge straighter and longer than the distal?

24
Q

Upper 4 vs Upper 5

A

Upper 4 usually has 2 roots (buccal and palatal) where as upper 5 has only one although it is deeply grooved
Buccal cusp of upper 5 is smaller than upper 4
Upper 4 has canine fossa and groove

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Describe the position of the palatal cusp compared to buccal cusp on all upper pre-molars?
More mesially
26
Which molars have 3 roots?
Upper 6 and 7 = 2 buccal 1 palatal | 7 may be partly fused
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Crown shape of upper 1st molar?
Rhomboid, with 4 cusps separated by H shaped fissure
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Largest cusp of upper 6
Mesio-palatal
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Accessory cusp of upper 6 and where it is found?
Tubercle of carabelli, on the mesio-palatal cusp
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3 types of upper 7
1. similar to upper 6 but smaller and the disco-palatal cusp is reduced in size 2. heart shaped = no disto-palatal cusp = 3 cusps only 3. fusion of mesio-palatal and ditto-buccal cusps causes oval shaped crown
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Most common type of upper 8?
Resembles type 2 of upper 7 = heart shaped but may be reduced to rounded triangular shape
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How does reduction of upper and lower 8s differ?
Upper retains triangular shape and becomes rounded triangular Lower retains rectangular shape or becomes circular
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Crown of lower 6
5 cusps = 2 lingual, 3 buccal
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Roots of lower 6
2 roots, 1 medial, 1 distal, deeply grooved
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Mandibular characteristic
Buccal cusp tilted lingually
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Difference in crown shape upper vs lower pre-molars?
Uppers are wider bunco-palatally whilst lowers are wider mesio-distally
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Crown of lower 7
square with 4 cusps separated by cross fissure
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Roots of lower 7
2 roots, may be fused 1 medial, 1 distal
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Crown of lower 8
Regular shape, normally 4 cusps, the fissure is often heavily branched so can have more
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Roots of lower 8
2 roots (medial and distal) one rot frequently sub-divided
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Which molars have 5 cusps?
Lower 6 | Upper 6 with tubercle of carabelli
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Which molars have cusp of carabelli?
Upper 6
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In which direction are root apices pointed?
Distally
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Describe the number of cusps and crown shape of lower 7?
Regular square/rectangle = 4 cusps
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Which side, buccal or palatal, of upper molars has 2 roots?
Buccal
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2 main differences between crowns of permanent and primary teeth?
Permanent are larger and less bulbous
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Which primary molar is larger, D or E?
E
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Describe the medial ridge of lower C compared to distal ridge?
Shorter and steeper
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Difference between mesial and distal marginal ridge of all Ds?
Distal is flat against E, medial is sloped distally
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Why are primary roots diverged?
To allow room for the developing tooth germ beneath