Vet notes 2 Flashcards
What is the role of a vet tech in dentistry?
-cleaning
-document diagnostic information
-provide intra-operative assistance
-provide client education
What is the CROWN of the tooth?
Top of the tooth which erupts above the gum line
What is the ROOT of the tooth?
Area of the tooth below the gum line
What is the ENAMEL of the tooth?
Hard layer of the tooth
What is the DENTIN of the tooth?
Layer of tooth which surrounds the pulp
Which is the PULP of the tooth?
Vascular area of tooth
Which is the ROOT CANAL of the tooth?
Buried within the gum line supplying the pulp with blood supply and nerves
Which is the CEMENTUM of the tooth?
Attaches the tooth to the bone
What is the maxilla of the mouth?
The upper jaw bone
What is the mandible of the mouth?
The lower jaw bone
What is a deciduous tooth?
Primary tooth or baby tooth
What is a permanent tooth?
A tooth that is permanent
What are hypsodont teeth?
Grinder teeth, high crown teeth
What is an open rooted tooth?
Grow continuously throughout life
What is a brachydont tooth?
Low crown tooth
Selenodont/ lophodont
Ridges in the teeth of herbivores that help with grinding action of breakdown food
Labial surface
Surface of tooth which faces the lips
Buccal surface
Surface of the tooth which faces checks (premolars and molars)
Lingual surface
Surface of mandibles teeth adjacent to the tongue
Palatal surface
Surface of maxillary teeth with face palate
Occlusal surface
Surface of tooth meets another tooth (top of molars)
Medial surface
Surface of tooth facing midline (farthest from molar=premolars)
Distal surface
Surface of tooth facing away from midline (closest to molars=premolars)
Malocclusion
Misalignment of the bite and teeth
Prognathic
Abnormal length of the mandible
Brachygnathic
Abnormal shortness of mandible
What dental formula is this?
2x( I 3/3 - C 1/1 - P 4/4 - M 2/3)
Adult dog
What dental formula is this?
2x( i 3/3 - c 1/1 - p 3/2 - m 0/0)
Kitten
What dental formula is this?
2x( i 3/3 - c 1/1 - p 3/3 - m 0/0)
Puppy
Do felines teeth have premolars?
No
What is a carnassial tooth abscess?
Molar tooth that is irritating the cheek tissue and causes an abscess
What is lymphoplasmocytic stomatitis?
Many things can cause this but the immune system thinks that the teeth are a foreign body
What is a dogs taxonomy, genus and species?
Canis lupus familiaris
What is the Temp. of a dog?
100.0- 102.2 *F
What is the pulse of a dog?
60-160 bpm
What is the respiratory rate of a dog?
16-32 rpm
What is a dogs estrous cycle?
6-8 months and non seasonally monoesterous