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Dental Practice Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is another name for the upper arch? | maxillary |
| What is another name for the lower arch? | mandibular |
| What does edentulous mean? | all teeth are missing from an arch |
| What type of teeth have the smallest roots? | incisors |
| What type of teeth have the longest roots? | cuspids |
| What type of teeth have two cusps? | bicuspids |
| What type of teeth have four cusps? | molars |
| What teeth are found in the permanent dentition but are not found in the primary dentition? | bicuspids and third molars |
| what is another name for the bicuspid teeth? | premolars |
| What is another name for the eye tooth or canine? | cuspids |
| What surface faces away from the midline? | distal |
| What surfaces faces toward the midline? | messial |
| What surface faces towards the tongue? | lingual |
| What surface is the cutting edge surface found on anterior teeth? | incisal |
| What is the name of the facial surface found on the posterior teeth? | buccal |
| What is the name of the facial surface found on anterior teeth? | labial |
| What anterior teeth are used for shredding food? | incisors |
| What anterior teeth are used for piercing, tearing or holding food? | cuspids |
| What posterior teeth are used for grasping or tearing food? | bicuspids |
| What poterior teeth are used to chew solid foods before swallowing? | molars |
| What is another name for primary teeth? | deciduous |
| What are supernumerary eeth? | extra teeth above the normal denttion |
| What are the names of incisor teeth? | central and lateral |
| What surface lie adjacent to each other in the same arch? | proximal surfaces |
| What is the space between the proximal surface called? | interproximal space |
| What is the interdental papilla? | gum between the two teeth |
| What is enamel? | anatomical crown's outer layer |
| What is dentin? | inner layer, makes up the bulk of the tooth |
| What is cementum | anatomical root's outer layer |
| What is dental pulp? | the blood vessels and nerve tissue that occupies the pulp cavity of a tooth |
| What is pulp chamber? | upper part of the tooth where pulp is found |
| What is the anatomical crown? | the portion of tooth normally covered by, and including, enamel |
| What is the clinical crown? | the portion of tooth not covered by supporting tissue |
| What is the root? | the anatomic portion of the tooth that is covered by cementum and is located in the alveolus (socket) where it is attached by the periodontal apparatus |
| What is gingiva? | the tissue that surround the crown |
| What is periodontal ligament? | connected tissue that suspends tooht in the pocket |
| What is the apical foramen? | opening at the end of the tooth |
| What are the tissues that surround the tooth and are collectively called the periodontium? | gingiva, periodontal ligament, and alveolar process |
| What is the outer layer tissue of the anatomical root called? | cementum |
| What is the inner layer tissue of the anatomical root called? | dentin |
| What is the outer layer of the anatomical crown called? | enamel |
| What is the inner layer of the anatomical crown called? | dentin |
| What is the soft sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth and it is composed of saliva bacterial products? | plaque |
| What is the hard deposit of mineralized plaque that attaches to the crown or rooth of the tooth called? | calculus |
| What is the inflammation of the gingival tissues characterized by bright red or bluish red color change in the gingiva called? | gingivitus |
| What is the inflammation of the supporting or surrounding periodontium structures called? | periodontitis |
| What is the inflammaiton of the flap of gingival tissue that covers a partial erupted tooth? | periocornitus |
| What is periodontal disease? | inflammatory process of the gingival tissues and/or peridontal membrane of the teeth, resulting in an abnormally deep gingival sulcus, possibly producing periodontal pockets and loss of supporting alveolar bone |
| What is the inflammation of the pulp? | pulpitis |
| What is periapical abscess? | an acute or chronic inflammation and pus formation at the end of the root or apex |
| What is an abscess of the gingiva or peridontal tissue? | peridontal abscess |
| What is localized inflammation of the tooth socket after a tooth has been extracted due to infection or loss of blood clot? | dry sockets |
| What is ankylosis? | the fusion of cementum or dentin to the alvelar bone |
| What is abrasion? | the loss of tooth structure caused by friction |
| What is abrasion caused by? | pipe smoking, improper tooth brushing |
| What is erosion? | the loss of tooth strcgture by a chemical process that does not involve bacteria |
| What causes erosion? | eating disorders |
| What is impaction? | a tooth that has not erupted at a time that it should have normally erupted |
| What is attrition? | the gradual wearing away of tooth structure |
| what is attrition caused by? | grinding of the teeth |
| What type of dental materila is used in posterior teeth where aesthetics is not of major concern? And it can also withstand intense mastication forces | amalgam |
| What dental material is used on anterior teeth where appearance and aesthetics is important? it may also be placed on posterior teeth when the restoration is small or may be visible | composite resin - bond to dentin |
| What dental material is used to cement permanent inlays, onlays, crowns, bridges and posts? It is also used for small permanent anterior restorations, and a cavity liner between the tooth and restoration? | glass ionomer - bonds to dentin |
| What dental material is sued to make custom restorations like gold inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges. It is also custom made by dental laboratory | gold alloys |
| What dental material is used for pontics in bridges? | porcelain |
| What dental material is used to make denture teeth? | porcelain and synthetic resin |
| What dental material is used to make labial veneers, all porcelain crowns, inlays and onlays | poorcelain |
| What dental material is used to make the base (gingival) portion of a removable complete or partial denture? | arylic synthetic resin |
| What dental material is used to reline removable complete dentures or partial dentures? | acrylic synthetic resin |
| Which dental speciality deals with the diseases and injuries to the dental pulp and periapical tissues? | endonotics |
| What does an oral surgeon do? | it is the speciality in dentistry concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, defects, injuries, and adjuctive services of the oral maxillofacial region |
| What is a periodontist? | a dental specialist that limits their practice to the treatment of diseases and other conditions of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth |
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