Q4-Alignment and Occlusion Flashcards
______ ______ forces are acting on the teeth before and after eruption
complex multidirectional
What type of forces direct the teeth lingually
muscles lips cheeks
What type of forces direct the teeth labially
tongue
What type of forces affect the position of teeth via exercising part of the body that is not what it is intended to do
parafunctional forces (pipe, musical instrument, sucking thumb, bruxism, etc.)
Functional response of the alveolar bone and gingival fibers surrounding the teeth cause what
mesial drifting of teeth toward the midline
During mastication there is a slight buccolingual and vertical movement of the teeth which causes what
wear of proximal contacts
This helps maintain the contact between teeth
mesial drifting of teeth tower the midline
All mandibular teeth are inclined which way
mesially
Posterior mandibular teeth are inclined which way
lingually
Anterior maxillary teeth are inclined which way
mesially
Posterior maxillary teeth are inclined which ways
distally buccally
This curve is along the plane of occlusion from antero-posterior

curve of Spee
This curve in the plane of occlusion is from buccal to lingual

curve of Wilson
What are the 3 things that make up posterior teeth
cusps, gooves, and sulci
This is the area of a posterior tooth between the obuccal and lingul cusps
occlusal table
The occlusal table respresents approximately what percentge of the total buccal to lingul dimension
50-60%
This is a place for the opposing cusp and a place to hold food during mastication
grooves
Which arch is slightly smaller than the other
mandibular is smaller
These are the supporting or centric cusps
maxillary lingual
mandibular buccal
This is caused by skeletal arch size or eruption discrepancies
posterior crossbite
In posterior crossbite, these are the supporting or centric cusps
maxillary buccal
mandibular lingual
This is responsible for maintaining the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) and trituate food during mastication
centric cusp
This maintains the bolus of food on the occlusal table during mastication, assist in shearing food, and minimize tissue impingement
noncentric cusps
This is the distance between the nose and the chin when the teeth are occluding
vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO)