Oral Landmarks Flashcards
WHAT IS THE INCISIVE PAPILLA
maxilla
elevation of tissue behind incisors
WHAT ARE THE PALATINE RUGAE
maxilla
wrinkles behind the incisive papilla on the anterior of the palate
WHERE IS THE PALATAL TORUS
maxilla
in between the incisive papilla and palatine raphe
WHERE IS THE VIBRATING LINE
maxilla
in between the soft and hard palate
WHERE IS THE PALATINE RAPHE
maxilla
a line that runs along the centre of the palate
WHERE IS THE MAXIALLRY TUBEROSITY
maxilla
behind the maxillary 2nd molar
WHERE IS THE HAMULAR NOTCH
maxilla
notch behind the tuberosity of maxilla at junction with the hamular process of the sphenoid
WHERE IS THE PALATINE FOVAE
maxilla
behind the vibrating line
on soft palate
role in gag reflex
WHERE IS THE ZYGOMATIC BUTRESS
maxilla
at top of buccal sulcus above the molars
WHERE IS THE MANDIBULAR TORI
mandible
abnormal bony prominences behind the first premolar
WHERE ARE THE FRENUMS
maxilla = buccal and labial mandible = buccal, labial and lingual
WHERE IS THE BUCCAL SHELF
mandible
between the buccal sulcus and the masseter
WHERE IS THE RETROMOLAR PAD
mandible
distal to the 8s / the pear shaped pad if 8s removed
an elevation distal to the molars
WHAT IS THE PEAR SHAPED PAD
mandible
keratinised scarring after 8 removed
distal to the 7
WHERE IS THE MYLOHYOID RIDGE
mandible - inside
lingual surface posterior
