2. Evaluation of the Face and Basic Terminology

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By when will most children show eruption of primary incisors?

Question 2

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When will most children show complete eruption of the primary dentition?

Question 3

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What is more important than the child’s age at the time of eruption of a specific tooth?

Question 4

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What succeedes primary molars?

Question 5

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Know the primary tooth eruption sequence.

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What is the alternate form for numbering primary dentition often used by Orthodontists and pre-formed crown manufacturers?

Question 7

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What is the alternate system for numbering the primary dentition often utilized by Orthodontists and preformed crown manufacturers?

Question 8

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When does primary tooth eruption begin and when is it typically complete by?

Question 9

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Which primary teeth erupt first?

Question 10

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Which primary teeth typically erupt last?

Question 11

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What is the eruption sequence of primary teeth in both the maxillary and mandibular arches?

Question 12

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By what age is primary occlusion typically established?

Question 13

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What is the eruption sequence of permanent teeth in the maxilla?

Question 14

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What is the eruption sequence of permanent teeth in the mandible?

Question 15

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What is the definition of overbite?

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How is overbite typically reported?

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What is the normal range for the percentage of overbite?

Question 18

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When analyzing overbite in pediatric patients, what must you often take into account?

Question 19

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What is it called when there is no vertical overlap of the central incisors?

Question 20

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What is relative vertical position of the central incisors recorded as in anterior open bite cases?

Question 21

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What are two potential causes of overbite?

Question 22

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What are three examples of common extrinsic factors that cause open bite in children?

Question 23

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What is it important to look for in deep bite cases?

Question 24

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What is the definition of overjet?

Question 25

What is overjet typically reported as?

Question 26

20 What is the normal range for overjet?

Question 27

21 How is the overjet expressed if the maxillary central incisor is lingual to the labial surface of the mandibular incisor? What are these patients often classified as having?

Question 28

22 How many parts is the face broken up into when doing Frontal Plane Horizontal Assessment?

Question 29

22 What determines the central and medial fifths in Frontal Plane Horizontal Assesssment?

Question 30

22 Where should the nose and chin be centered within for frontal plane horizontal assessment?

Question 31

22 How should the nose compare to the central fifth in frontal plane horizontal assessment?

Question 32

22 What should interpupillary distance equal in frontal plane horizontal assessment?

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23 How is the face broken up when doing frontal plane vertical assessment?

Question 34

23 In frontal plane vertical assessment, an ideally proportional face can be divided into equal thirds, but there is acceptance for the ____ third to be slightly longer than the ____ third.

Question 35

23 In frontal plane vertical assessment, the lower facial third can be subdivided again into thirds again with the mouth being where relative to the base of the nose and chin?

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24 What does dolichofacial mean?

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24 What does mesiofacial mean?

Question 38

24 What does brachyfacial mean?

Question 39

25 What does a facial profile convexity or concavity result from a disproportion in?

Question 40

25 Can you determine which jaw (maxilla or mandible) is causing facial disharmony just by determining the facial profile?

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25 What class of jaw relationship does a convex facial profile indicate? What can this result from?

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25 What class of jaw relationship does a concave profile indicate?

Question 43

26 What is the Frankfort horizontal plane frequently used in the analysis of?

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26 What is the Frankfort Horizontal plane defined as?

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26 Where does the vertical reference line often added perpendicular to the Frankfort Horizontal line run through?

Question 46

27 What is the facial plane angle defined as?

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27 What does the faical plane angle determine?

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27 What is the clinical norm for the facial plane angle? What is the clinical deviation?

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27 What does a facial plane angle greater than 90 indicate?

Question 50

27 What does a facial profile less than 90 degrees indicate?

Question 51

28 What is the technique used to visualize the mandibular plane?

Question 52

28 What is the mandibular plane angle defined as?

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28 What is the clinical norm for the mandibular plane angle? What is the clinical deviation?

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28 What does a mandibular plane angle greater than 31 degrees indicate?

Question 55

28 What does a facial plane angle of less than 21 degrees indicate?

Question 56

29 What is the nasolabial angle defined as?

Question 57

29 What does the nasolabial angle provide an assessment of?

Question 58

29 What is the clinical norm for the nasolabial angle?

Question 59

29 What does a nasolabial angle greater than 114 degrees indicate?

Question 60

29 What may a nasolabial angle less than 96 degrees be associated with?

Question 61

30 What is the definition of the aesthetic plane (E-plane)

Question 62

30 What is the definition of lip protrusion?

Question 63

30 What is the interpretation of the lip protrusion measurement?

Question 64

30 What is the clinical norm for the lip protrusion measurement at 8.5 years old and at adulthood?

Question 65

30 What is the clinical deviation of lip protrusion measurement?