dental questions

Question 1

four types of teeth in dogs and cats

Answer 1

incisors
canines
premolars and molars
carnassial teeth

Question 2

how many incisors in the maxilla? mandible?

Answer 2

6; 6

Question 3

how many roots does each incisor have?

Answer 3

1

Question 4

how many incisors should be normally present in each quadrant

Answer 4

3

Question 5

what are the incisors used for

Answer 5

gnawing and grooming

Question 6

normal occlusion for incisors when animal has a scissor bite

Answer 6

upper incisors close just in front of lower incisors

Question 7

how many roots does each canine tooth have

Answer 7

1

Question 8

how many canine present in maxilla? mandible? each quadrant?

Answer 8

2; 2; 1

Question 9

which of the categories of teeth are used to grasp and tear with great force

Answer 9

premolars and molars

Question 10

how many premolar teeth in each quadrant of a normal canine maxilla

Answer 10

4

Question 11

how many roots does each maxillary premolar have on a canine: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th

Answer 11

1; 2; 2; 3

Question 12

what is the purpose of occlusal surfaces of the premolars and molars

Answer 12

articulating or biting

Question 13

carnassial tooth on maxilla (canine)

Answer 13

upper 4th premolar

Question 14

main purpose of the maxillary premolars

Answer 14

shearing and grinding

Question 15

how many roots does each mandibular premolar have on a canine: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th

Answer 15

1; 2; 2; 2

Question 16

carnassial tooth on mandible (canine)

Answer 16

1st molar

Question 17

how many roots do the mandibular carnassial teeth have

Answer 17

2

Question 18

how many permanent teeth does an adult dog normally have

Answer 18

42

Question 19

what age does the eruption of deciduous teeth in puppies begin

Answer 19

3-4 wks

Question 20

which deciduous teeth in the canine are the first to erupt

Answer 20

incisors

Question 21

permanent dentition of cats is comprised of how many teeth

Answer 21

30

Question 22

how many upper premolars does an adult cat have

Answer 22

3

Question 23

how are the premolars of the upper arch numbered in the cat

Answer 23

2, 3, 4 because the 1st upper premolar is missing

Question 24

how are the premolars of the lower arch numbered in the cat

Answer 24

3 and 4 because the mandibular 1st and 2nd premolars are missing

Question 25

carnassial teeth on maxilla (cat)

Answer 25

4th premolar

Question 26

carnassial teeth on mandible (cat)

Answer 26

molars

Question 27

four surface options besides mesial and distal

Answer 27

buccal, lingual labial, paltal

Question 28

apical

Answer 28

towards root

Question 29

coronal

Answer 29

toward crown

Question 30

distal

Answer 30

towards edge of tooth

Question 31

rostal

Answer 31

towards nose

Question 32

buccal

Answer 32

towards cheek

Question 33

lingual

Answer 33

towards tongue (mandible)

Question 34

palatal

Answer 34

towards palate (maxilla)

Question 35

labial

Answer 35

towards lips (canines and incisors)

Question 36

Occlusal surface

Answer 36

articulating or biting surface (premolars and molars)

Question 37

furcation

Answer 37

space between the roots where the crown meets

Question 38

gingiva

Answer 38

soft tissue providing epithelial attachmnet

Question 39

supragingival

Answer 39

above gum line

Question 40

subgingival

Answer 40

underneath gum line

Question 41

epithelial attachment

Answer 41

attached to supportive structures

Question 42

gingival sulcus

Answer 42

space between free gingiva tooth

Question 43

periodonium

Answer 43

all the tissues that support a tooth and keep it in position: holds the tooth in socket

Question 44

structures that make up periodontium

Answer 44

cementum periodontal ligament areolar bone cementoenal junction

Question 45

describe what healthy gingiva tissue looks like

Answer 45

knife-edge margin, lays smooth and flat against teeth

Question 46

crevicular fluid

Answer 46

secreted from gingiva and flushes the sulcus

Question 47

normal depth for gingival sulcus in dog? Cat?

Answer 47

1-3 mm: 0.5-1 mm

Question 48

why is measurement of depth performed?

Answer 48

shows attachment status of gingiva to tooth;

Question 49

cementum

Answer 49

attaches the periodontal ligament to tooth

Question 50

periodontal ligament

Answer 50

holds tooth in socket

Question 51

alveolar bone

Answer 51

forms jaw and tooth sockets

Question 52

alveolus

Answer 52

lining; covers bone

Question 53

clinically where are the heaviest accumulations of calculus deposited in the dog and cat

Answer 53

4th premolars and first molars; back of mouth where most food is chewed and stuck

Question 54

normal occlusion for a boxer or English bulldog

Answer 54

failure of maxilla to grow to normal length

Question 55

when the placement of incisors is end-to-end

Answer 55

level bite

Question 56

when an animal has more that the normal complement of teeth

Answer 56

polydontia

Question 57

if tetracycline drugs are given to young pups or kittens during the development of the permanent teeth, what dental problems may occur

Answer 57

yellow staining

Question 58

if a tooth fractures, what area is commonly exposed

Answer 58

pulp

Question 59

oronasal fistula

Answer 59

caused by an abcess of maxillary canine tooth root

Question 60

caries

Answer 60

cavities

Question 61

ORLs

Answer 61

lesions commonly cast in cats. ; unknown cause. treatment is extraction of teeth that are involved

Question 62

what is the most common malignant oral neoplasm found in dogs

Answer 62

malignant melanoma

Question 63

gingival hyperplasia

Answer 63

thickening of gingiva as a result of chronic inflammation

Question 64

enamel hypoplasia

Answer 64

sections of enamel are missing

Question 65

cause of hypoplasia

Answer 65

pyrexia, trauma, malnutrition, and infections

Question 66

dental plaque physically consists of what

Answer 66

bacteria, food particles, exfoliated cells, and salivary glycoproteins

Question 67

which teeth usually have the heaviest calculus deposits

Answer 67

4th premolars and 1st molars