Quiz 1 Flashcards
(54 cards)
what do deciduous teeth have?
thin fragile roots
what is the puppy dental formula?
2x (3/3i, 1/1c, 3/3p) = 28
what is the adult dog dental formula?
2x (3/3I, 1/1C, 4/4P, 2/3M) = 42
what is the kitten dental formula?
2x (3/3i, 1/1c, 3/2p) = 26
what is the cat dental formula?
2x (3/3I, 1/1C, 3/2P, 1/1M) = 30
what are the 4 single rooted teeth in dogs?
- Incisors
- Canines
- First Premolar
- Mandibular third molar
what teeth have 2 roots in a dog?
Maxillary
- Second premolar
- third premolar
Mandibular
- second premolar
- third premolar
- fourth premolar
- first molar
- second molar
what teeth’s have 3 roots in a dog?
maxillary
- fourth premolar
- first molar
- second molar
what teeth have 1 root in cats?
- incisors
- canines
- maxillary second premolar
what teeth are missing in a cat?
upper 1st premolar
1st and 2nd lower premolars
what teeth are 2 rooted in a cat?
maxillary
- third premolar
mandibular
- third premolar
- fourth premolar
- first molar
what teeth are 3 rooted in a cat?
maxillary fourth premolar
what is anatomic?
uses letters and numbers to label what tooth it is
what is triadan?
labels each tooth in a code of 3 numbers
what is the advantage of anatomic?
easy to remember bc it uses anatomic terms that most people know
what is the disadvantage of anatomic?
more time consuming that the triadan, some computers only accept numbers
what is the advantage of triadan?
more convenient, used with ease on computer
what is the disadvantage of triadan?
more difficult to learn and pick up
what is the rule of 4 and 9?
the canine tooth is always 04 and the first molar is always 09
what is an occlusion?
the alignment of the teeth of the upper and lower jaw
what is malocclusion?
refers to a non normal bite
what is diastema?
space between 2 teeth that are not in contact with each other in an arch
what is scissor bite?
cusps of mandibular incisors rests on a ledge on palatal side of maxillary known as the cingulum
what is pedodontics?
treatment of dental disease in kittens and puppies