Mandibular Incisors Flashcards
(101 cards)
1
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What are the numbers of the mandibular central incisors?
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24 & #25
2
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What are the numbers of the Mandibular lateral incisors?
A
23 and #26
3
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Where two adjacent teeth contact:
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Interproximal contact
4
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The spaces/spillways that widen out from the contact are called:
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Embrasures
5
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Anterior teeth have 4 embrasure spaces:
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Incisal, gingival (cervical), facial, lingual
6
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Which is larger in anterior teeth, the incisal or gingival embrasure?
A
Gingival
7
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Which is large in anterior teeth, the facial or lingual space?
A
They’re equal
8
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Posterior teeth have 4 embrasure spaces:
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Occlusal, gingival (cervical), facial, and lingual
9
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In posterior teeth, is the occlusal or gingival embrasure larger?
A
They’re equal
10
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Which is larger in posterior teeth, the facial or lingual embrasure?
A
Lingual
11
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Label
A
A: gingival (cervical) embrasure
B: incisal embrasure
C: facial embrasure
D: lingual embrasure
12
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Label:
A
A: occlusal embrasure
B: gingival (cervical) embrasure
C: facial embrasure
D: lingual embrasure
13
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The mandibular incisors are used to:
A
Cut/ incise food
14
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How many mandibular incisors are there?
A
4
15
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Mandibular incisors have smaller ____ than any other tooth.
A
Mesiodistal diameters
16
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Mandibular central incisors are the:
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Smallest tooth
17
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In the mandibular arch, what is smaller, the central or lateral incisors?
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Central incisors
18
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Mandibular incisors are broader ____ than _____.
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Buccolingually (BL) than Mesiodistally (MD)
19
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What outline is the mandibular central incisor?
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Trapezoidal
20
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The mandibular central incisor tapers:
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Cervically
21
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Describe the incisal outline of the mandibular central incisor:
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Straight
22
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What is present on the mandibular central incisors when the tooth erupts?
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Mamelons
23
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The crown is approximately 2x as ____ as it is ____.
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2x as long IG as it is wide MD
24
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From a facial view of a mandibular central incisor, the mesial and distal outlines are _____ and taper to the ___.
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Straight up to the contact areas and taper to the cervix
25
From a facial view of a mandibular central incisor, the mesioincisal and distoincisal line angle are:
Sharp 90 degree angles
26
The mandibular central incisor is often described as the:
Only symmetrical tooth in the mouth
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From a facial view of a mandibular central incisor, the mesial and distal contact areas are in the:
Incisal 1/3
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From a facial view of a mandibular central incisor, both contacts:
Are at the same level
29
In most teeth, the _____ contact is positioned more cervically than the ____ contact (even if it located in the same 1/3 or junction)
Distal contact ; mesial contact
30
From a facial view of a mandibular central incisor, describe the length of the crown relative to the root
Crown is shorter than root
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From a facial view of a mandibular central incisor, describe the labial surfaces:
Smooth, no developmental depressions
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From a facial view of a mandibular central incisor, the labial surface is ______ in the _____ and becomes more ____ ______.
Flat in the incisal 1/3; more convex cervically
33
From a facial view of a mandibular central incisor, describe the # of roots
Single root
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From a facial view of a mandibular central incisor, describe the root:
Narrow MD and curves distally in some cases
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From a lingual view of a mandibular central incisor, the crown is _____ in outline.
Trapezoidal
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From a lingual view of a mandibular central incisor, the crown is smooth and rounded, slightly concave but has no:
Distinct lingual fossa
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From a lingual view of a mandibular central incisor, we can see ____ and only minor elevations.
Mesial and distal marginal ridges
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From a lingual view of a mandibular central incisor, describe the cingulum when compared to a maxillary incisor:
Music less distance than in the maxillary incisor
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From a lingual view of a mandibular central incisor, is a developmental groove present?
No
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From a mesial view of a mandibular central incisor: the tooth is _____ in outline.
Triangular
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From a lingual view of a mandibular central incisor, the labial outline is:
Curved (convex)
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From a lingual view of a mandibular central incisor, the height of contour of the labial surface is in the:
Cervical 1/3
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From a mesial view of a mandibular central incisor, the incisal edge lies _____ to the line the bisecting root
Lingual
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From a mesial view of a mandibular central incisor, when worn, the incisal edge angles to the:
Facial
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From a mesial view of a mandibular central incisor, the CEJ curves ____ about 1mm more than on the _____
Incisally ; distal
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In a mandibular central incisor, the CEJ curves incisally about 1mm more on the ___ than it does on the ____.
Mesial than it does on the distal
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On the mandibular central incisor, when worn, the incisal edge angles to the:
Facial
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From a mesial view on the Mandibular central incisor, the cervical line extends 1mm more apically on the ____ than on the _____
Lingual; labial
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When discussing the mandibular central incisor, the teeth are broader ____ than ____.
Labiolingually than mesiodistally
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From a mesial view on the Mandibular central incisor, the crown may have a concavity below the _____ and above the _____
Middle 1/3; cervical line
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From a mesial view on the Mandibular central incisor, the root extends straight from the CEJ and tapers apically from the:
Middle 1/3
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From a mesial view on the Mandibular central incisor, the root may have a broad ______ along its length
Developmental depression
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From a distal view on the Mandibular central incisor, compared to the mesial view the cervical curves incisally 1mm _____ than on the mesial
Less
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From a distal view on the Mandibular central incisor, the developmental depression on distal of root is ____ than on the mesial
Greater
55
From a incisal view on the Mandibular central incisor, what is obvious about the tooth?
The symmetry
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From a incisal view on the Mandibular central incisor, the incisal edge is at _____ to a line bisecting the crown ______.
Right angles; labiolingually
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From a incisal view on the Mandibular central incisor, the incisal edge lies ____ to the center of the tooth
Lingual
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From a incisal view on the Mandibular central incisor, the tooth converges ____.
Lingually
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From a incisal view on the Mandibular central incisor, the MD width of the ____ surface is wider than the MD width of the ___ surface
Labial; lingual
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From a incisal view on the Mandibular central incisor, the contact areas are centered _____.
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Number of roots in a mandibular central incisor:
Single
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In a mandibular central incisor, the root is broader ___ than ____.
FL than MD
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On the root of the mandibular central incisor, developmental depressions run longitudinally down root on ___ and ___.
Mesial & distal
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On the mesial and distal sides of the root of the mandibular central incisor, what are present?
Developmental depressions
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On a mandibular central incisor, the ___ depression on the root is usually deeper than the _____ depression
Distal depression; mesial depression
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On a mandibular central incisor, the cross section of the root is what shape? And contains:
Round/ovoid ; depressions on mesial and distal
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How many pulp canals are present in the root of the mandibular central incisor?
Usually 1
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Describe the pulp canal MD and FL of the mandibular central incisor:
MD= narrow
FL= broad
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~40% of the time in the mandibular central incisor, how many pulp canals are present
Two
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If two pulp canals are present in the mandibular central incisor, what are the names?
Facial and lingual canals
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Label:
Facial
Lingual
Incisal
Mesial
Distal
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The mandibular lateral incisor resembles what tooth?
Mandibular central incisor
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What is larger, the mandibular central or mandibular lateral incisor?
Mandibular lateral incisor
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How is the mandibular lateral incisor larger than the mandibular central incisor?
Wider MD
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Since the mandibular lateral incisor is wider MD than the mandibular central incisor, all the extra width appears to be added:
To distal aspect of tooth
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Label:
Left: mandibular lateral incisor
Right: mandibular central incisor
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Label each view of the mandibular lateral incisor
Facial
Lingual
Incisal
Mesial
Distal
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From a facial view on the Mandibular lateral incisor, the distal crown height is often ____ compared to the mesial crown height:
Shorter
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From a facial view on the Mandibular lateral incisor, the incisal edge slopes:
Downward distally
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From a facial view on the Mandibular lateral incisor, the mesioincisal angle is:
A sharp 90 degrees
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From a facial view on the Mandibular lateral incisor, the distoincisal angle is:
Rounded
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From a facial view on the Mandibular lateral incisor, the lateral is wider ____ than the compared to the central incisor
MD
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From a facial view on the Mandibular lateral incisor, the mesial and distal contacts are in the:
Incisal 1/3
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From a facial view on the Mandibular lateral incisor, although both mesial and distal contacts are in the incisal 1/3, the distal contact is:
More cervical
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From a lingual view on the Mandibular lateral incisor, compare the lingual surface to the mandibular central incisors lingual surface
Same
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In the mandibular lateral incisor, the mesial and distal views are:
Quite similar
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The developmental depressions on the mesial and distal surfaces of the root on the mandibular lateral incisor are _____ than on the mandibular central incisor
More pronounced (deeper)
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On the mandibular lateral incisor, compare the distal and mesial root depressions:
Distal root depression is more marked than on mesial
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On the mandibular lateral incisor, the distal aspect is:
Twisted lingually
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When the mandibular lateral incisor is viewed from the distal, what cannot be seen?
Lingual surface (marginal ridge)
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Label:
Left- mesial
Right- distal
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From the incisal view of the mandibular lateral incisor, the Incisal edge is ____ to the center of the tooth
Lingual
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From the incisal view of the mandibular lateral incisor, the tooth is not _______.
Symmetrical
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From the incisal view of the mandibular lateral incisor, the tooth is not symmetrical, the distal part of the crown appears to be curved ____.
Lingually
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From the incisal view of the mandibular lateral incisor, the _____ line angle is positioned more lingual
DF
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The root and pulp of the mandibular lateral incisor is similar to the central incisor but:
Slightly larger
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Describe the cross-sectional root shape of the mandibular lateral incisor:
Ovoid/round
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When viewing the root of the mandibular lateral incisor, the depression on the distal is ____ than in the central incisor.
Deeper
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How many pulp canals are present typically in the the mandibular lateral incisor?
Single
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~40% of the time in mandibular lateral incisors, ____ canals are present:
2
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Label:
Facial
Lingual
Incisal
Mesial
Distal
