Anatomy of Tooth + Terminology

Question 1

Apical

Answer 1

Direction toward to root

Question 2

Attrition

Answer 2

Wearing of the teeth fro mastication or teeth rubbing together

Question 3

Buccal

Answer 3

Direction toward the cheek

Question 4

Calculus

Answer 4

Calified plaque which hardens on the tooth and may ot be brushed off

Question 5

Cementum

Answer 5

Hard connective tissue covering the tooth root and sometimes the crown

Question 6

Dentin

Answer 6

The buld of the tooth; hard connective tissue made mostly of clcium and collagen

Question 7

Crown

Answer 7

Portion of the tooth that sits above the gum line and is covered in enamel

Question 8

Enamel

Answer 8

The white hard outer layer of the crown (made mostly of calcium)

Question 9

Endodontics

Answer 9

Treatment involving the pulp cavity (i.e. root canal procedure)

Question 10

Floating

Answer 10

Smoothing a horse’s teeth with a file (called a float) to rid of sharp edges

Question 11

Gingiva

Answer 11

Mucosa/gums surrounding the teeth

Question 12

Halitosis

Answer 12

Bad breath

Question 13

Lingual

Answer 13

Direction toward the tongue

Question 14

Malocclusion

Answer 14

Abnormal position of the teeth

Question 15

Occlusal

Answer 15

The chewing surface of the tooth, which meets the tooth surface on the opposite jaw

Question 16

Periodontium Ligament

Answer 16

Supportive tissues around the tooth

Question 17

What are the 4 supportive tissues apart of the periodontium?

Answer 17

Bone of alveolus, periodontal ligament, cementum, and gingiva

Question 18

Plaque

Answer 18

A film which accumulates on the tooth made of food, bacteria, cells, and mucin

Question 19

Pulp

Answer 19

The soft part inside the tooth made of nerves, vessels, odontoblasts, connective tissues and lymphatics

Question 20

Ranula

Answer 20

A salivary cyst under the tongue

Question 21

Recession

Answer 21

Apical gingival movement away from the tooth crown

Question 22

Root

Answer 22

Lower part of the tooth that is in teh alveolus

Question 23

Stomatitis

Answer 23

Inflammation of soft tissues in the mouth

Question 24

Sulcus

Answer 24

Pocket under the gingiva; normal is 0-3mm, greater than this suggests periodontal disease

Question 25

Hypsodont

Answer 25

High-crowned teeth

Question 26

What are the two types of Hypodont teeth and what animals have which?

Answer 26

Radicular: continously erupting but not growing - Horses, cattle, deer

Aradicular: Continiously growing - Rodents, lagomorphs, chinchillas