Unit 5 - Dental Assessment/ Inspection (Morphology, Roots, Cusps) Flashcards
How many teeth in deciduous dentition?
20
How many teeth in permanent dentition?
32
Which teeth are anterior?
central incisors
lateral incisors
canines
a point on the grinding surface of a tooth
Cusp
Cusp located on the mesial aspect of the lingual surface of maxillary 1st molar
Cusp of carabelli
Which teeth have a cusp of carabelli?
Permanent dentition
Deciduous dentition
Permanent - Max 1st molars
Deciduous - Max 2nd molars
Bulge/ prominence on gingival 3rd of lingual surfaces of anterior teeth
Cingulum
3 bumps present on newly erupted incisors
Mamelon
Linear elevation
Ridge
Ridges from buccal to vestibular cusps (posterior)
Ridges on mesial or distal sides of anterior teeth
Marginal Ridges
mesial or distal
Linear depression
Groove
Depressions on:
lingual side of anterior teeth
Occlusal side of posterior teeth
Lingual Fossa (ant)
Central Fossa (post)
Depression where two fissures cross
Pit
Depression on anterior teeth where cingulum, marginal ridges, and lingual fossa meet
Lingual Pit
Curve formed by maxillary and mandibular arches in occlusion
Curve of Spee