Exam 1 Odontology

Question 1

what is the tooth crown

Answer 1

The portion of tooth above the gums

Question 2

Enamel

Answer 2

Outer coating of the tooth; close to bone; Hardest substance in the body

Question 3

Dentin(e)

Answer 3

main tissue of the tooth under the enamel; not as hard as enamel; but also similar to bone

Question 4

Pulp cavity

Answer 4

the canals inside of the tooth; has the pulp with living blood vessels and nerves

Question 5

Root canal

Answer 5

the channel where the nerves and blood vessels of the tooth reaches the pulp cavity

Question 6

Primary teeth

Answer 6

aka baby teeth; the first teeth that erupt through the gums; 20 teeth in total; all baby teeth are lost around the age of 6

Question 7

Secondary teeth

Answer 7

your adult teeth; usually in by 11; 32 teeth in total; teeth are properly in place by 19 - 21 years of age

Question 8

What is the first type of surface on teeth?

Answer 8

Occlusal

Question 9

What is the second type of surface on teeth?

Answer 9

Buccal

Question 10

what is the third and final type of surface on teeth?

Answer 10

Lingual

Question 11

What is the numbering system for secondary teeth?

Answer 11

starting from the back of the upper left side going from 1 - 32, and ending again on the bottom left side

Question 12

Where are your incisors

Answer 12

the front, straightest teeth in your mouth; 7, 8,9, 10, 23, 24, 25, 26

Question 13

Where are your canines

Answer 13

the pointy teeth after your straighter incisors; 6, 11, 22, 27

Question 14

Where are your premolars?

Answer 14

the two smaller molars behind the canines; 4, 5, 12, 13, 20, 21, 28, 29

Question 15

Where are your molars?

Answer 15

In front of the wisdom teeth; 2, 3, 14, 15, 18, 19, 30, and 31

Question 16

Where are your wisdom teeth?

Answer 16

the last 4 teeth on the top and bottom of the mouth, coming in last around the late teens or early 20s; 1, 16, 17, 32

Question 17

Dental profiling

Answer 17

the story that someone’s teeth hold that can give clues into what habits or occupations they may have had. For someone holding nails as a carpenter or someone having an eating disorder, these things would show up on their teeth’s wear patterns