Workshop 3 Flashcards
What is enamel made up of
96% mineral crystals
Tell me about enamel
Insensitive to pain, mineral crystals, the main part of it is calcium hydroxyapatite cells are made up of ameloblasts
Infomati9n about Dentine
Hollow tubules contain fibrils aka nerve endings , made up of odontoblasts and it is softer then enamel and contains calcium hydroxyapatite
Tell me about cementum
Walls to protect roots it is a calcified outer layer and it is made up of cementoblasts and attaches to the ligaments
Tell me about the pulp
Contains nerves and blood vessels the blood gives the tooth nutriance and blood enters by the apical foraman
Delirious info
10 upper teeth 10 lower teeth No pre molers No wisdom teeth 8s Small teeth very white Incisors have 1 root Upper molers 3 roots Lower molers 2 roots
How many adult teeth do we have
32 16 upper 16 lower
How many roots do adult incisor and canine teeth have
1 root
Explain infomation about premolars in adult teeth
Premolars 1 root other than the first premoller has 2 roots
Explain how many roots a upper and lower roots
Upper molers have 3 roots lower molers have 2
What is checked during a extra oral soft tissue assessment
Checks outside the mouth , face , lips , lymph nodes for abnormalities
IntrA oral soft tissue assessments
Floor and roof of the mouth,soft tissue area , tounge , mucosa
Explain The incisal edge
The biting surface of the front teeth
Explain the occlusal surface
The biting surface of the back teeth
Explain the Mesial surface
Close to the mid line
Explain the distal service
Furthest away from the mid line
Explain the buckle surface
On the molers and pre molers surface near the cheek