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DENTAL QUIZ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| HOW MANY TEETH DOES AN ADULT HAVE | 32 TEETH |
| ARE WISDOM TEETH CONSIDERED MOLAR TEETH | YES |
| EXTRACTION MEANS WHAT? | TO REMOVE (OR TAKE OUT) A TOOTH |
| PALATE | ROOF OF THE MOUTH |
| INCISOR TOOTH | FRONT TOOTH, USED TO TEAR |
| ENAMEL | HARD OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE TOOTH |
| AMYLASE | ENZYME SECRETED BY THE PANCREAS TO DIGEST FOOD |
| PULP | SOFT TISSUE WITHIN TOOTH CONTAINING BLOOD, AND NERVES VESSELS |
| ANTERIOR | FRONT |
| POSTERIOR | BACK |
| BUCCAL | CHEEK |
| LABIAL | LIP |
| LINGUAL | TONGUE |
| UVULA | SOFT TISSUE HANGING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE SOFT PALATE |
| DENTIN | PRIMARY MATERIAL FOUND IN TEETH. COVERED BY THE ENAMEL IN THE CROWN AND PROTECTIVE LAYER OF CEMENTUM IN THE ROOTH |
| DIGESTIVE | BREAKDOWN OF COMPLEX FOOD TO SIMPLE FORMS |
| CANINE | POINTED DOG LIKE TEETH, NEXT TO THE INCISORS. ALSO, CALLED CUSPID OR EYETEETH. |
| MASTICATION | CHEWING |
| MOLAR TEETH | THE 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH TEETH FROM THE MIDDLE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DENTAL ARCH. |
| PREMOLAR TEETH | ARE THE 4TH AND 5TH TEETH, BEFORE THE MOLARS |
| HOW MANY QUADRANTS ARE THERE | 4 UR, UL, LR, LL |
| GINGIVA | ALSO, CALLED GUMS. TISSUE SURROUNDING THE SOCKETS OF THE TEETH |
| MANDIBULAR | LOWER JAW |
| MAXILLARY | UPPER JAW |
| FACIAL | TOOTH FACES THE FRONT TOUCH THE LIP |
| LINGUAL | TONGUE TOUCH THE BACK SIDE OF ALL TEETH |
| LABIAL | LIP, INCISOR AND CANINE IS NEAREST TO THE LIP |
| BUCCAL | TEETH TOUCH THE INSIDE OF THE CHEEK, MOLAR AND PREMOLAR |
| DISTAL | AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE (MIDDLE) |
| MESIAL | MIDDLE OF THE MIDLINE |
| OCCLUSAL | CHEWING SURFACE ON THE MIDDLE OF MOLAR AND PREMOLAR TEETH. |
| OCCLUSION | CLOSING OF THE TEETH THAT COMES TOGETHER(CONTACT WITH) |
| WHAT TEETH ARE CONSIDERED ANTERIOR TEETH | 6,7,8,9,10,11 (UPPER) AND 22,23,24,25,26,27 (lOWER) |
| WHAT TEETH ARE CONSIDERED POSTERIOR TEETH | 1,2,3,4,5,12,13,14,15,16 (UPPER) AND 17,18,19,20,21,28,29,30,31,32 (LOWER) |
| PRIMARY TEETH ARE MISSING | PREMOLAR (BICUSPID) AND WISDOM TEETH |
| PREMOLAR AND BISCUSPID ARE THE SAME TEETH | TRUE |
| INTERPROXIMAL | MEAN BETWEEN |
| DDS | DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY |
| DECAY, CARIES, CARIOUS, CAVITY | MEAN THE SAME-PROGESSIVE DISEASE THAT DEMINERALIZES ENAMEL, ENTERS INTO THE DENTIN AND REACHES TO THE PULP |
| DMD | DOCTOR OF MEDICINE |
| CDT | CURRENT DENTAL TERMINOLOGY |
| PROPHYLAXIS | CLEANING OF TEETH. REMOVAL OF STAINS AND PLAGUE AND TARTER |
| RADIOLOGY | X-RAY OF TEETH |
| FMX | FULL MOUTH X-RAYS |
| APEX | END OF THE TOOTH ROOT |
| APICAL FORAMEN | SMALL OPENING OF THE APEX (ROOT)H |
| ROOT | PART OF APEX LOCATED IN AVEOLAR PROCESS |
| AMALGAM RESTORATIVE FILLING | DENTIST REMOVE THE DECAY FROM THE TOOTH, THEN REPLACE IT WITH AN AMALGAM MATERIAL MADE OUT OF MERCURY AND SILVER ALLOY. MEANS RESTORE THE TOOTH OR TEETH |
| COMPOSTIE RESTORATIVE FILLING | TOOTH COLORED MATERIAL (WHITE OR IVORY) USED TO FILL THE TOOTH OR TEEHT. DECAY IS REMOVED AND PLACED WITH MATERIAL. THIS IS COSMETIC AND USUALLY NOT COVERED UNDER INSURANCE. |
| CROWN (CAP) | COVERS A BROKEN,CHIPPED TOOTH, OR A TOOTH THAT HAD A ROOT CANAL. |
| ADAA | AMERICAN DENTAL ASSISTANT ASSOCIATION |
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