Oral Health: Lecture 3- The Mouth

Question 1

How many teeth does an adult have?

Answer 1

32

Question 2

How many teeth does a child have?

Answer 2

20

Question 3

What is enamel? (3)

Answer 3

White part of tooth

Visible part of tooth

Covers crown

Question 4

What is dentin? (2)

Answer 4

Yellow part of tooth

Located under enamel

Question 5

4 major components of teeth (4)

Answer 5

Enamel

Dentin

Pulp

Cementum

Question 6

What is pulp?

Answer 6

Center of tooth

Question 7

What is the root?

Answer 7

what attaches to bone and keeps tooth in socket

Question 8

Facial

Answer 8

The side of a tooth that is adjacent to the inside of the cheek or lips

Question 9

Labial

Answer 9

The side of a tooth that is adjacent to the inside of the lip

Question 10

Palatal

Answer 10

The side of a tooth adjacent to the palate

Question 11

Buccal

Answer 11

The side of a tooth that is adjacent to the inside of the cheek

Question 12

Lingual

Answer 12

The side of a tooth adjacent to the tongue

Question 13

Distal

Answer 13

The direction towards the last tooth in each quadrant of a dental arch

Question 14

Mesial

Answer 14

The direction towards the anterior midline in a dental arch

Question 15

Incisal

Answer 15

Tip of tooth

Question 16

Occlusal

Answer 16

Surface you chew on