FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT DENTAL TERM EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT DENTAL TERM EXAM

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Question 1: Distal surface

Answer:

a proximal surface of a tooth that is facing away from the midline or towards the back of the mouth.

Question 2: nonsuccedaneous (non-suk-se-DAY-nee-us)

Answer:

pertaining to a permanent tooth that does not replace a primary tooth

Question 3: furcation (fur-KAY-shun)

Answer:

area between two or more root branches

Question 4: dentition (den-TI-shun)

Answer:

natural teeth in the dental arch

Question 5: line angle

Answer:

junction of two tooth surface walls

Question 6: distal surface

Answer:

the surface of the tooth distant or away from the midline

Question 7: proximal surfaces

Answer:

surfaces next to each other when teeth are adjacent in the arch

quadrant one quarter of the dentition

Question 8: Nasmyth's membrane

Answer:

residue from epithelial tissue on the crowns of newly erupted teeth that may become extrinsically stained

Question 9: functional occlusion

Answer:

contact of the teeth during biting and chewing movements

incisal surface the chewing surface of anterior teeth

Question 10: middle third

Answer:

division of the root in the middle

Question 11: Lingual surface

Answer:

the surface on all mandibular and maxillary teeth facing the tongue. The lingual surface of maxillary teeth also may be referred to as the palatal surface because that surface is near the palate.

Question 12: imbrication (im-bri-KAY-shun) lines

Answer:

slight ridges that run mesiodistally in the cervical third of the teeth

Question 13: contact area

Answer:

area of the mesial or distal surface of a tooth that touches the adjacent tooth in the same arch

Question 14: maxillary (MAK-si-lar-ee) arch

Answer:

upper jaw

Question 15: trifurcation

Answer:

area in which three roots divide

Question 16: bifurcated

Answer:

divided into two

Question 17: neutroclusion

Answer:

ideal mesiodistal relationship between the jaws and the dental arches

occlusal surface the chewing surface of posterior teeth

Question 18: mixed dentition

Answer:

a mixture of permanent teeth and primary teeth that occurs until all primary teeth become lost, usually between ages 6 and 12

Question 19: cusp

Answer:

major elevation on the masticatory surfaces of canines and posterior teeth

Question 20: tricanineate

Answer:

three-cusp type of mandibular second premolar

Question 21: mamelon (MAM-uh-lon)

Answer:

rounded enamel extension on the incisal ridges of incisors

Question 22: interproximal (in-tur-PROK-si-mul) space

Answer:

the space between adjacent tooth surfaces

labioversion the inclination of the teeth to extend facially beyond the normal overlap of the incisal edge of the maxillary incisors over the mandibular incisors

Question 23: Facial surface

Answer:

the term for the surface of anterior teeth facing the lips. The facial surfaces are also referred to as labial surfaces. Buccal surfaces are the facial surfaces of posterior teeth closest to the inner cheek.

Question 24: mesioclusion (MEE-zee-oe-kloo-zhun)

Answer:

term used for class III malocclusion

Question 25: cingulum (SING-gyoo-lum)

Answer:

raised, rounded area on the cervical third of the lingual surface

Question 26: convex

Answer:

curved outward

Question 27: buccolingual division

Answer:

lengthwise division of the crown in a labial or buccolingual direction, consisting of the facial or buccal/labial third, middle third, and lingual third