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Ch. 1: Intro To Dentistry Flashcards

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How does the American Veterinary Dental College define dentistry?

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A discipline within the scope of Veterinary practice that involves the professional consultation, evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, treatment of conditions, diseases and disorders of the oral cavity and maxillofacial area

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Mesatic definition

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Medium

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What is the most common head type of dogs and cats?

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Mesaticephalic

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Which breeds are examples of mesaticephalic head types?

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Poodles, corgis, German shepherds, labs, and DSH

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Brachy definition

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Short

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What does the brachycephalic head type result in with relation to the teeth?

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Crowded and rotated premolar teeth which can lead to periodontal disease

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What breeds are examples of the brachycephalic head type?

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Boxers, pugs, bulldogs, and Persian cats

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Dolicho definition

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Long

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What breeds are examples of the dolichocephalic head types?

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Collies, greyhounds, borzois, and seal point Siamese cats

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What is the upper jaw called?

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Maxilla

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Which bones hold the maxilla teeth in place?

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Incisal and maxillary

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The roof of the mouth is composed of what?

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The hard and soft palate

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What are the irregular ridges of the hard palate called?

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Rugae palatinae

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Where is the incisive papilla located?

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Behind the central incisors

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The nasopalatine ducts communicate with the vemeronasal, which connects to the dogs amygdala, the part of the brain that plays a big role in emotional reactions. What does this allow animals to do? 

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To respond emotionally to molecules, such as pheromones, which travel up the incisive canal

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What does the soft palate separate?

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The oral cavity from the pharynx

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What is the area in which the two jaws join in the back of the oral cavity?

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The lateral palatine fold

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What is the lower jaw called?

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Mandible

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What connects the maxilla and the mandible?

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The temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

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Where are the two mandibles fused together?

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The mandibular symphysis

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Sublingual definition

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The structures and surfaces beneath the tongue

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Is it usual for dogs and cats to have slightly mobile mandibular symphysis?

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Yes

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Where does the oral mucosa end?

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At the lips

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What is the vestibule?

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The area between the teeth/gingiva and cheek

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How many teeth does a puppy have compared to an adult dog?
Puppy: 28 Adult: 42
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How many teeth does a kitten have compared to an adult cat?
Kitten: 26 Adult: 30
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What 3 parts is the tooth divided into?
The crown, neck, and root
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What is the tip of the crown known as?
Cusp
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Enamel is the hardest substance in the body. True or False?
True
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Enamel is produced by what cells?
Ameloblasts
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What is the indentation/neck of the tooth called?
Cementoenamel Junction (The area where cementum and enamel meet)
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Underneath the gum line is called what?
The root
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What is the deepest part of the root known as?
The apex
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Blood vessels and nerves enter the tooth through which 2 routes?
-Small channels called apical delta -Large canals called apical foramen
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Dentine/dentin is produced by what?
Odontoblasts
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What are odontoblasts?
Cells that line the pulp chamber
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What is the pulp divided into?
Pulp chamber and root canal
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What is the pulp chamber?
Space within the crown of a tooth
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What is the root canal?
The space within the root of the tooth. The portion of the pulp chamber below the gum line
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Attached gingiva is made up of epithelial tissue. Gingiva is able to withstand the forces of chewing. This is because of a process called what?
Keratinization
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Sulcus definition
Area between the free gingiva and the tooth
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What is the attachment apparatus composed of?
The structures that support the tooth
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What is the tooth held in place in the alveolus or socket by?
Periodontal ligament
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What tissue comprises the majority of tooth volume?
Dentin
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Teeth are composed of bone. True or False?
False. Teeth are composed of four dental tissues. Three of them—enamel, dentin and cementum—are hard tissues. The fourth tissue—pulp, or the center of the tooth that contains nerves, blood vessels and connective tissue—is a soft, or non-calcified, tissue The misconception that teeth are the same as boon can be due to the fact that they both contain calcium
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What attaches the periodontal ligament to the tooth?
Cementum
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What is the bone of the upper and lower jaw?
The alveolar bone
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What are baby teeth called?
Deciduous teeth
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What is the dental formula for a puppy?
2 X (3/3i, 1/1c, 3/3p) = 28 total
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What is the dental formula for an adult dog?
2 X (3/3i, 1/1c, 4/4p, 2/3m) = 42 total
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What is the dental formula for a kitten?
2 X (3/3i, 1/1c, 3/2p) = 26 total
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What is the dental formula for an adult cat?
2 X (3/3i, 1/1c, 3/2p, 1/1m)= 30 total
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Deciduous teeth erupt within how many weeks of age?
3-6 weeks
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What are the approximate ages of eruption with incisors, canines, and premolars in puppies and kittens?
Incisors- Dog: 4-6 weeks Cat: 3-4 weeks Canines- Dog: 3-5 weeks Cat: 3-4 weeks Premolars- Dog and cats: 5-6 weeks
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What are the approximate ages of eruption with all 4 types of teeth in adult dogs and cats?
Incisors- Dog: 12-16 weeks Cat: 11-16 weeks Canines- Dog: 12-16 weeks Cat: 12-20 weeks Premolars- Dogs and cats: 16-20 weeks Molars- Dog: 16-24 weeks Cat: 20-24 weeks
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Tooth number 311 and 411 in the adult dog has how many roots?
1 root
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What does the term occlusal mean?
How the teeth fit/line up together
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What is the rule of 4 and 9?
The canine is always 04 and the first molar is always 09
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Which teeth in the adult dog are 1 rooted?
Incisors, Canines, First Premolar (05), and Mandibular third molar (311 & 411)
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Which teeth in the adult dog are 2 rooted?
Maxillary 2nd and 3rd premolars (106, 107, 206 & 207), mandibular 2nd, 3rd, and 4th premolars (306-308 & 406-308) and the mandibular 1st and 2nd molars (309, 310, 409 & 410)
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Which teeth in the adult dog are 3 rooted?
Maxillary 4th premolar (108 & 208) and the maxillary 1st and 2nd molars (109, 110, 209 & 210)
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Which teeth in the adult cat are 1 rooted?
Incisors, Canines, and maxillary 2nd premolar (106; 105 is missing)
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Which teeth in the adult cat are 2 rooted?
Maxillary 3rd premolars (107 & 207), mandibular 3rd & 4th premolars (307, 308, 407 & 408), and mandibular 1st molar (309 & 409)
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Which teeth in the adult cat are 3 rooted?
Maxillary 4th premolar (108 & 208)
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Using the Triadan numbering system, the fourth premolar on the left side of the maxilla in a dog is what tooth?
208
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What are the incisors used for?
Gnawing and grooming
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What are the canines used for?
Holding and tearing
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What are the premolars used for?
Cutting and breaking up food, resembles pinking shears
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What are the molars used for?
Grinding
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What is the furcation known as in two and three-rooted teeth?
Bifurcation and trifurcation
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What is the reference point for anatomic terms in the mouth?
The teeth
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What do "line angles" represent and what is an example?
The corners of the tooth. An example is where the mesial and the buccal surfaces meet (4 corners total)
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Humans have a sectorial occlusion while dogs have a true occlusion. True or False?
False
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Do dogs and cats chew on the flat surfaces of their teeth or on the sides of the teeth?
On the sides
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In the human nomenclature system, which tooth starts as #1?
The upper right third molar
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What teeth do cats not have?
Right or left maxillary first premolars and right or left mandibular first and second premolars
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Primary molars do not exist. True or False?
True; primary teeth represent deciduous teeth (Neonats don't have any molars)
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The letter U and the letter L represent what in a dental invoice?
U = Upper teeth L = Lower teeth
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In a dental estimate, what would RCULC represent?
Root canal of the upper left canine
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In a dental estimate, what would DXLP4 represent?
Dental extraction of the lower fourth premolar
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What are the two systems used to identify teeth in veterinary medicine?
Anatomic and Triadan

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