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Chapter 11 final
chapter 11 quiz questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The ______ is the exact spot where adjacent teeth actually touch each other. | contact point |
| When the Palmer Notation System (PNS) is used | each of the four quadrants is given its own tooth bracket made up of a vertical and a horizontal line. |
| Incisors | have shovel-shaped lingual surfaces. |
| The temporomandibular joint permits movement of the | mandible |
| Which of the following anatomic features of the teeth help to maintain their position in the dental arch and protect the tissues during chewing? | Contours, contacts, and embrasures |
| If a dentist uses the ISO numbering system and charts #11, #12, #13, #54, and #18 teeth as being present in the patient’s mouth, approximately what is the age of the patient? | 10 to 12 |
| Which of the following surfaces is closest to the tongue? | Lingual |
| How many nonsuccedaneous teeth are there in the adult dentition? | 12 |
| Which of the following refers to an abnormal relationship when the teeth are maximally occluded? | Malocclusion |
| The area where the mesial or distal surfaces of the tooth touch the adjacent tooth in the arch is the | contact area. |
| are the longest teeth in the human dentition and are used for cutting and tearing. | Canines |
| In Angle class ____ occlusion, the mesiobuccal cusp of the permanent maxillary first molar occludes mesial to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar. | II |
| Which of the following statements is true of the contours of teeth? | A concave surface is curved inward. |
| The primary teeth are identified using letters and the permanent teeth are identified using numbers with which of the following tooth numbering systems? | Universal/National System |
| The crown of a tooth that is divided crosswise with the division being parallel to the occlusal or incisal surface of the tooth has which of the following divisions? | Occlusal third, middle third, and cervical third |
| The correct order of the teeth from mesial to distal in the permanent dentition is | incisors, canines, premolars, molars. |
| Permanent _____ are nonsuccedaneous teeth. | molars |
| Which of the following describes the natural teeth in the dental arch? | Dentition |
| The initiation of the mixed dentition period is marked by which of the following events? | Eruption of the adult mandibular first molar |
| Which of the following surfaces of the maxillary anterior teeth do you mainly see when someone smiles? | Facial |
| How many quadrants are there in the mandibular dentition? | 2 |
| The teeth in the upper arch are set in the | maxilla. |
| The human mouth is divided into two dental | arches. |
| The mixed dentition period ends when which of the following teeth is lost? | Primary maxillary second molar |
| The two tooth surfaces that are proximal surfaces are the mesial and | distal |
| Which of the following describes the maximal stable contact between the occluding surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular teeth? | Centric occlusion |
| Which term is used to describe the period when both primary teeth and permanent teeth are present at the same time in the oral cavity? | Mixed |
| A proper contact between adjacent teeth stabilizes the dental arches by | holding teeth in positive contact with each other. |
| Each quadrant of the primary dentition contains how many teeth? | 5 |
| The relationship between the maxillary and mandibular teeth during biting and chewing movements is | functional occlusion |
| Which type of teeth are not found in the primary dentition? | Premolars |
| The tooth surface closest to the cheek on posterior teeth is the _____ surface. | buccal |
| The premolars are a cross between canines and | molars |
| There are _____ incisor teeth in the primary dentition. | 8 |
| The primary teeth are _____ in the Universal/National System. | lettered with capital letters from A to T |
| The anterior teeth include the | incisors and canines. |
| Which statement is not true of the premolars? | All premolars have two cusps. |
| The _____ surface is the chewing surface on anterior teeth | incisal |
| Which of the following surfaces is the chewing surface of posterior teeth? | Occlusal |
| Which of the following teeth are posterior teeth? | Premolars and molars |
| According to the ISO/FDI numbering system, an adult mandibular left first molar would be tooth number | 36 |
| Which tooth is found only in the permanent dentition? | Premolar |
| Which of the following is the preferred term for bicuspid? | Premolar |
| The mouth can be divided into six sections called | sextants. |
| The tooth numbering system most often used in the United States is the ______ system. | Universal/National |
| Which of the following terms describes the permanent teeth that replace primary teeth? | Succedaneous |