Dental Anatomy

Question 1

most common lower anterior with multiple canals

Answer 1

MD central

Question 2

most common lower anterior with multiple roots (bifurcated roots)

Answer 2

MD canine

Question 3

Most likely incisor to have two roots AND two canals

Answer 3

MD lateral

Question 4

Only tooth with a root inclined mesially

Answer 4

MD canine

Question 5

Tooth with a mesial lingual developmental groove

Answer 5

MD 1st pre

Question 6

Only posterior tooth with higher DMR than MMR

Answer 6

MD 1st pre-molar

Question 7

ON MD 1st pre, where will the 2nd pulp canal most likely be found?

Answer 7

on the lingual to the 1st canal

Question 8

Which tooth has it’s lingual height of convexity in the occlusal 3rd?

Answer 8

MD 2nd pre

Question 9

Roots and canals of the MD 1st molar

Answer 9

2 roots and 3 canals (2 canals in the MB root)

Question 10

Largest pre-molar

Answer 10

MX 1st

Question 11

Roots and canals of MX 1st pre

Answer 11

2 roots and 2 canals

Question 12

Rules to remember for the eruption of primary dent

Answer 12

front to back except the canines

lowers before uppers except the laterals

Question 13

The highest and sharpest cusp on 1ry MD 1st molar is

Answer 13

ML

Question 14

Only anterior tooth that is wider MD than FL

Answer 14

MX central in

Question 15

greatest MD crown dimension of any anterior tooth

Answer 15

MX central

Question 16

Smallest MD crown width of any MX tooth

Answer 16

MX lateral

Question 17

MX tooth which has an MD width identical to the FL

Answer 17

MX lateral

Question 18

mnemonic for the contact point of MX incisors

Answer 18

I just Jacked Micheal Jackson’s Moped

Question 19

CEJ digs deeper in:

Answer 19

Think of the MX central incisor

• Ant
• mesial

Question 20

Greatest cervical prominence of any anterior tooth

Answer 20

MX canine

Question 21

longest root of any mandibular tooth

Answer 21

MD canine

Question 22

Occlusal outline of MD 2nd PM

Answer 22

Pentagon

Question 23

Occlusal table of MD 2nd PM

Answer 23

Rectangle

Question 24

Location of the shortest interdental papilla

Answer 24

between the 2nd MD PM and the 1st MD M

Question 25

The Y type of the 2nd MD PM has the same number of pits as the...

Answer 25

MX 1st Molar

Question 26

Between which of the following permanent teeth is the lingual embrasure smaller than the facial embrasure?

Answer 26

Mandibular first premolar and mandibular second premolar

Question 27

Location of the cingulum

Answer 27

Upper: off-center, center, center Lower: cent: off-center-, off-center

Question 28

the greatest height of contour on the posterior lingual is found on

Answer 28

the middle third

Question 29

Only tooth with the lingual height of contour in the occlusal 1/3

Answer 29

MD 2nd PM

Question 30

Tooth which has a root that is concave on both the M and D of it's MB root

Answer 30

MD 1st molar

Question 31

Primary Tooth with a labial and lingual cervical ridge

Answer 31

MX central

Question 32

two teeth with mesial cusp ridge longer than the distal cusp ridge

Answer 32

primary MX canine, MX 1stPM

Question 33

shortest interdental papilla is between...

Answer 33

the MD 2nd PM and the 1st M