au13_-_oral_anatomy_20141210194940 Flashcards
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What are the 4 tissues of a tooth?
enamel, dentin, cementum, pulp
What is the difference between a clinical crown/root and an anatomical crown/root?
A clinical crown is the part of the tooth that is visible in the mouth and the anatomical crown is the portion of the tooth covered with enamel. The clinical root is the part of the tooth that is not visible in the mouth. The anatomical root is the part of the tooth that is covered by cementum.
What is the order of the words to describe a tooth structure/surface?
MesialDistalFacial/Labial/BuccalLingualOcclusal/IncisalCervical/Apical
What two teeth have the longest crown in the mouth?
mandibular canine or maxillary central incisor (for OSU, maxillary central incisor is considered to have longest crown)
What tooth is the longest tooth in the mouth?
maxillary canine
What tooth has the widest crown in the mouth?
mandibular first molar
What tooth has the narrowest crown in the mouth?
mandibular central incisor
What are perikymata?
very small horizontal wave-like ripples of enamel on newly erupted adult teeth
On which side (mesial or distal) does the CEJ curve more?
mesial
Which has more CEJ curvature: the maxillary 2nd molars or the maxillary central incisors?
maxillary central incisors
What is the anteroposterior curve (of Spee)? (which way does it curve?)
curves upward like a smile when looking at the teeth from a lateral view
What is the mediolateral curve (of Wilson)?
curves upward like a smile when looking at the teeth from a facial view
Describe an ideal Class I occlusion.
-maxillary teeth are facial to mandibular-mesiobuccal cusp of maxillary first molar fits into the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar
How many lobes form anterior teeth?
four lobes (three facial and one lingual)
How many lobes form premolars?
three facial lobes and one lobe per lingual cusp
How many lobes form molars?
one lobe per major cusp
What is the difference between a Class II and Class III occlusion?
Class II occlusion is an overbite in which the maxillary teeth are far more anterior than the mandibular teeth.Class III occlusion is a cross-bite in which the mandibular teeth are far more anterior than the maxillary teeth.
What are the functions of incisors?
-cut food-articulate speech-support lips (esthetics)-guide mandible during movement
What is the longest incisor crown?
maxillary central incisor
What are mamelons?
bumps on the incisal surface of incisors which reflect the 3 labial developmental lobes
Which incisors have longer roots when comparing them to the crown length?
mandibular incisors (mandibular incisors roots are much longer than their crowns whereas maxillary incisor roots are closer in length to their crowns)
On which surface is the incisal wear for maxillary and mandibular incisors?
For maxillary incisors, the wear is on the lingual surface.For mandibular incisors, the wear is on the facial surface.
In general, which proximal contacts are more cervical: mesial or distal?
Distal contact is more cervical.
What is the general shape of the root of maxillary central incisors? Of maxillary lateral incisors?
Maxillary central incisor roots are cone-shaped.Maxillary lateral incisor roots are more oval-shaped.