Week 1 Flashcards
Alveolus
Bony socket, or portion of the alveolar process into which an individual tooth is set
Alveolar Process
entire bone entity which surrounds and supports all teeth in each jaw member
Pulp Cavity
entire internal cavity f a tooth which contains the pulp and consists of pulp canal, chamber, and horns
Pulp Canal
port of the pulp cavity which his located in the root of the tooth
Pulp Chamber
enlarged portion of pulp cavity which is found mostly in anatomical crown
Pulp Horns
usually pointed incisal or occlusal elongations of pulp chamber which often corresponds to cusps, or loves of teeth
Dentino-enamel junction DEJ
internal line meeting dentin and enamel
Anatomical vs clinical root
anatomical is covered in cementum and clinical is the portion not visible in the mouth
Anatomical vs clinical crown
anatomical is covered in enamel and clinical is the portion visible in the mouth
Line angle
when two surfaces of a tooth meet
Point angle
when three surfaces of a tooth meet
Pit
sharp pinpoint depression surface of enamel
Fossa
irregular depression or concavity on the surface of a tooth
Sulcus
long depression on the surface of a tooth
Groove
shallow linear depression on the surface of a tooth
developmental groove
shallow groove or line between the primary parts of the crown or root
Supplemental groove
less distant and does not mark the junction of primary parts
Lobe
primary sections of formation in development of crown (cusps, mamelons)
Triangular ridge
descends from the tips of the cusps of molars and premolars towards the center part of the occlusal surface
Transverse Ridge
A buccal and lingual triangular ridge combined, goes all the way across the tooth on just the mesial or just the distal
Oblique
ridge that crosses the occlusal of max molars (diagonal)
Cusp ridge
each cusp has 4 ridges extending in different directions M D F L. The ridge that goes towards the central groove is also a triangular ridge
Inclined planes
sloping areas found between two cusp ridges (named by combining two cusp ridges between which they lie)
Root divided in thirds
Apical, Middle, Cervical
Curve of Spee
curvature tip of canines follows buccal cusp tips of premolars and molars posteriorly from the facial. 2D, goes up from anterior to posterior. Max molar roots are inclined medially and mandibular roots distally
Curve of wilson
Medio-laterial curvature of occlusal plane (like biting a cookie, right angle to spee) Crowns of mand posterior teeth inclined lingual, max post buccal. Deeper and greater in posteriors.
Sphere of Monson
Combo of spee and wilson
Axial position
vertical axis
Axial root position of anterior maxillary teeth
Incisors: ML
Canine: DL
Axial root position of max PM
DL