Final Flashcards
- How many teeth come from successional lamina?
20
- Speeding up permanent tooth eruption:
Extract when 2/3 of the permanent rooth is formed
- Primary lower canine is missing very early. What intervention?
Lingual arch w/ hook or maybe just hook
Primary molar size
10mm
- Mom complains her kid has 6 teeth at 14 months. Is this normal amount?
No, more teeth than normal but nothing to worry about
- Which arch has more leeway?
Mandible
- What age should a female get ortho intervention?
8-11
In caucasians, which tooth is most commonly missing
upper lateral incisor
- What percent of people have missing teeth?
3-5%
Most impacted tooth
Upper canine
Order of cognitive development
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, and formal
T/F chronological age is MORE important than sequence for emotional development
False
T/F In primary teeth, it is normal to have incisal edges in contact in the vertical dimension
True
Most important conditioning in dentistry?
Positive and negative reinforcement
Kid throws tantrum and ends up leaving dental office
Negative reinforcement
Growth of arch width __________ after eruption of permanent upper canine
DOES NOT CHANGE
Overbite _______ in permanent dentition
Increases
Most important structure for tooth eruption
Root
**if not root should be dental sac/follicle or crown
Primary dentin
Formed during tooth development (4um/day)
Permanent dentition of maxilla erupts _______ to primary, and mandibular erupts _______ to primary
Labial/Buccal
Lingual
Protease:
Enamelysin
Kallikrein
Late bell stage:
Dental lamina breaks and then separates the tooth from oral epithelium
When should you reduce canines in primary dentin?
Severe crowding (>5mm)
What is ankylosis?
fusion of the root of a primary tooth to the underlying bone