Dentition

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Dentition

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Refers to the development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth

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Erupts

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When a tooth becomes visible in the mouth

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Shedding/Exfoliate

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When a tooth becomes released or is no longer present in the mouth

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Interproximal

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The space that is between two adjacent teeth

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Primary Dentition

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Consists of 20 teeth aka the baby teeth

Begins with the eruption of the first tooth

6mo-6yr

Primary ends when the first adult tooth erupts

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Permanent Dentition

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Consists of 32 teeth also known as the adult teeth

Shedding of last primary tooth

12yrs

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Mixed Detention

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When first permanent tooth erupts

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Mandibular lower left

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Bottom lower left

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Mandibular lower right

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Bottom lower right

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Maxillary upper right

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Upper right

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Maxillary upper left

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Upper left

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Incisors

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Are at front of mouth

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Canines

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Located at the corner of the arch

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Premolars

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Cross between canines and molars

There are 4 upper and lower premolars

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Molars

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Larger then premolars

Have 4 cusps

6 molars in the upper and lower arch

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Anterior teeth

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Teeth in the front that you can visibly see when smiling

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Posterior teeth

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Located in the back of the mouth

They contain premolars and molars

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Tooth surface

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Each tooth has 5 surfaces

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Facial

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The surface closed to the lips of the anterior

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Buccal

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The surface that is closest to the cheek in the posterior teeth

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Lingual

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The surface that is closest to the tongue

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Occlusal

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The chewing surface in the posterior teeth

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Incisal

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The chewing surface on the anterior teeth

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Mesial

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The surface towards the midline

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Distal

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The surface away from the midline

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Contact area

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Region of th mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth that touches the adjacent tooth in the same arch

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Occlusion

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Refers to the manner in which teeth from the upper and lower arch come together when mouth is closed.

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Malocclusion

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Refers to the misaligned teeth that when closed there is incorrect relation between the teeth in the upper and lower arch when mouth is closed

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Tooth numbering system

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Adult teeth are numbered / permanent Baby teeth use the letters, A-T / primary

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Impacted teeth

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A condition in which the teeth fail to erupt

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Congenital missing teeth

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Teeth missing from time of birth

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Dental pulp

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Soft tissue at the center of the tooth | Blood vessels and nerves

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Apex

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Root of tooth