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What are accessory digestive organs that are responsible for mastication or mechanical digestion in the mouth?

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Teeth

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What initiates the breakdown of starches?

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Salivary amylase

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What breaks down triglycerides into fatty acids?

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Lingual lipase

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What are the regions of the tooth?

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Crown
Neck
Root

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What are the tissues of the the tooth?

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Enamel
Dentin
Pulp

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What are the attachment apparatus’?

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Periodontal ligament
cermentum
alveolar process

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What are the 4 types of teeth?

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Incisors
Canines
Premolars
Molars

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What is another term for canine teeth?

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Cuspids

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What is another term for premolar teeth?

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Bicuspid

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What are the non-keratinized parts of the oral cavity?

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Cheeks (buccal)
Lips (labial/facial)
Soft Palate
Ventral/lateral tongue
Arches
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What are the areas that are keratinized in the oral cavity?

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Hard palate
Dorsal Tongue
Gingiva

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What structure forms the lateral walls of the oral cavity?

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Cheeks or buccal

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What are the fleshy folds surrounding the opening of the mouth?

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Lips or labial/facial

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What structure is a wall or septum that separates the oral and nasal cavity?

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Palate or palatal

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What is an accessory digestive organ composed of skeletal muscle covered with mucous membrane?

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Tongue or lingual

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What fluids do lingual glands in the lamina propria of the tongue secrete that contain enzyme lingual lipase?

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mucus and watery serous fluid

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What are the two muscular folds that run down the lateral sides of the soft palate?

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Palatoglossal arch (Anterior)
Palatopharyngeal arch (posterior)
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What structures are positioned between the palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches?

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Palatine tonsils

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What is the midline fold of tissue that helps anchor the tongue to the floor of the mouth and lips to the gingiva?

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Frenulum

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What is the keratinized epithelial tissue that covers the alveolar processes and extend slightly into each socket?

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Gingiva or gums

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What is the triangle of tissue that gingiva form to fill the space between each tooth coronal to the base of the gums?

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interdental papilla

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What is the freely moveable non-keratinized mucosa that connects the freely moveable tissue of the cheecks and lips to the the gingiva?

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mucogingival junction/fold

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What is the visible region of the tooth above the gums?

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Crown

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What is the region of the tooth which encompasses the junction of the crown and root?

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Neck

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The neck contains what structure that is located where enamel and cementum meet?
Cementumal Enamel Junction (CEJ)
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What is the region of the tooth that is embedded into the socket?
Root
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What is the tissue of the trooth that covers the crown?
Enamel
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The enamel is harder than bone and consists primarily of what?
Calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate
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The enamel, the hardest substance in the body, protects the tooth from what?
wear and tear | acids that dissolve dentin
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What is the tissue that forms the majority of the tooth and gives basic shape and rigidity?
Dentin
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What is the dry weight of the enamel and dentin?
95% Enamel | 70% Dentin
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What is the connective tissue of the tooth located within the pulp cavity and contains blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic vessels?
Pulp
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What are the narrow extensions of the pulp called?
root canals
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What is the opening at the base of each root canal where vessels and nerves extend?
apical foramen
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What do the vessels and nerves of the pulp provide?
Blood vessel-nourishment Lymphatic vessel-protection nerves-sensation
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What is the tissue of the attachment apparatus which cover the dentin of the roots that attaches the root to the periodontal ligament?
Cementum
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What are tissues of the attacment apparatus that lines tooth sockets and anchors teeth to the socket walls?
Periodontal ligaments
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What part of the attachment apparatus are innervated and provide proprioception?
Periodontal ligaments
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What is the tissue of the attachment apparatus that is the thickened ridge of bone, contains tooth sockets that hold teeth in the mandible and maxilla?
Alveolar process
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How many roots can be found on a tooth?
one (single-rooted) two (bifurcated) three (trifurcated) more than three (multi-rooted)
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Incisors, a one root tooth, are chisel-shaped and are responsible for action?
cutting into food
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Incisors are referred to what based on their position?
Central or lateral incisiors
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Canine or cuspids, one rooted tooth, have a pointed surface called a cusp and are responsible for what action?
tear and shred food
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Premolars or bicuspids, two cusps/roots, are responsible for what action?
crushing and grinding
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Molars are responsible for what action?
crushing and grinding
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Molars have how many cusps?
four to five
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How many roots do molars have?
two to three or more
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What are the most posterior molars known as?
wisdom teeth
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How many teeth are in the adult mouth?
32
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What is the top-right most posterior molar number?
1
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What is the top-left most posterior molar number?
16
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What is the bottom-left most posterior molar number?
17
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What is the bottom-right most posterior molar number?
32
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What is a fused pair of facial bones that contains the upper teeth, hard plate and V2 branch of CN V?
maxilla
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What is the largest/strongest facial bone that contains the lower teeth and is the only moveable skull bone?
Mandible
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Each ramus has a posterior condyle that articulates with the temporal bone that forms the?
Temporal Mandibular Joint (TMJ)
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What are the nerves of the maxilla and mandible?
``` Infraorbital (IO) Maxillary (V2) -Anterior Superior Alveolar (ASA) -Middle Superior Alveolar (MSA) -Posterior Superior Alveolar (PSA) Mandibular (V3) -Inferior Alveolar (IA) -Lingual -Mental ```
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What are the salivary glands?
Parotid Submandibular Sublingual
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Which gland secretes saliva into the oral cavity via Stenson's duct?
Parotid gland
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What gland secretes into Wharton's duct?
Submandibular
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What is saliva made of?
99. 5% water | 0. 5% solutes
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What are some of the solutes in saliva?
``` sodium ions phosphate ions chloride ions bicarbonate ions phosphate ions ```
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What are the various organic substances present that mix with saliva?
``` urea uric acid mucus immunoglobulin A bacteriolytic enzyme lysozyme salivary amylases lingual lipase ```
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Mesial means?
Towards midline
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Distal means?
Away from midline
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Lingual means?
toward tongue
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Buccal means?
toward cheek
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Facial means?
toward face
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Labial means?
toward lips
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Palatal means?
toward palate
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interproximal means?
in between
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Occlusal means?
biting surface of molars and premolars
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Incisal means?
biting surface of laterals and canines
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What are the medications used as an anesthetic?
2% Lidocaine/Xylocaine | 0.5% Bupivacaine/Marcaine
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What is the half life of Lido and Marcaine?
Lido-1.6hrs | Marcaine-3.5hrs
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What are indications for anesthetic application?
``` Lac repair Incision and drainage oral pain management repositioning/inserting traumatized teeth teeth extraction ```
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What are contraindications of anesthetic use?
History of allergy or reaction to local anesthetics Cardiac compromised patients Liver or kidney problems Uncooperative patients
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What are some potential complications of anesthetic use?
``` Syncope Broken needle Hematoma Persistent paresthesia Ischemic ulcer with potential necrosis Blanching Tachycardia Burning sensation Severed nerve ```
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What are some signs and symptoms of anesthetic overdose?
``` Slurred speech and/or disorientation Shivering Twitching, facial muscle tremors Lightheadedness / dizziness Visual and/or auditory disturbances Drowsiness Hypertension (mild), Hypotension (severe) Warm / flushed skin Pleasant dreamlike state ```
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What is the equipment needed for anesthetic administration?
10mL syringe with Luer-Lok hub OR dental anesthetic aspirating syringe Anesthetic vial OR 1.8 mL anesthetic cartridge 1 or 1½ inch, 25-30 gauge needle Topical anesthetic with cotton tip applicator (optional)
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Local infiltration is the deposition of local anesthetic where?
directly at or near small terminal nerve endings in the immediate area of treatment
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Regional block is the deposition of local anesthetic where?
Near a major nerve trunk at a greater distance from the area of treatment Provides wider area of anesthesia
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What are examples of regional blocks?
``` ASA: Anterior Superior Alveolar MSA: Middle Superior Alveolar PSA: Posterior Superior Alveolar IA: Inferior Alveolar MI: Mental Incisal ```
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What are some indications for the inferior alveolar block?
Anesthesia of the entire hemi-mandible | Fracture repair, removal of teeth, or pain control

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