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FREE DENTISTRY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT OVERVIEW
DENTITION EXAM QUESTIONS
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-Guarantee passing score -48 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The system developed by Dr. Edward Angle to describe and classify occlusion and malocclusion.
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Angle's Classification Question 2: Term to describe the inclination of the teeth to extend facially beyond the normal overlap of the incisal edge, maxillary over mandibular.
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Labioversion Question 3: Term used to describe a class III malocclusion; mandible is in an abnormal mesial relationship to the maxilla.
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Mesioclusion Question 4: Term used when the dental arches are broken into 6 sections rather than 4.
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Sextant
Question 5: Term given to the angle formed by the junction of three surfaces.
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Point Angle
Question 6: Term pertaining to the lower jaw.
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Mandibular Question 7: Term given to the position in which the maxillary incisors are behind the mandibular incisors; class II .
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Linguoversion Question 8: Term given to the surface of the maxillary and mandibular teeth closest to the tongue.
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Lingual Question 9: Term given to a class II malocclusion in which the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar occludes mesial to the mandibular first molar; mandibular arch is in a distal relationship to maxillary.
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Distoclusion Question 10: What is the term for the relationship between the maxillary and mandibular teeth when in a closed position?
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Occlusion
Question 11: To curve inward.
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Concave
Question 12: The cross-arch curve of the occlusal plane.
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Curve of Wilson
Question 13: To curve outward.
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Convex Question 14: Term given to the tooth surface of anterior teeth that touch the lips (labial).
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Facial
Question 15: Term used to describe permanent teeth that replace primary teeth.
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Succedaneous Question 16: Term used to describe the surfaces next to each other when teeth are adjacent in the arch.
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Proximal Surfaces
Question 17: Term given to the facial surface closest to the lips.
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Labial Question 18: Term used to describe the maximum contact of maxillary and mandibular occluding surfaces.
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Centric Occlusion
Question 19: Term used to describe the division of the root in the middle.
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Middle Third
Question 20: Term used to describe the chewing surface of the anterior teeth.
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Incisal Question 21: Term used to describe the crosswise division of the crown that is parallel to the occlusal or incisal surface, dividing into occlusal/middle/cervical thirds.
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Occlusocervical Division
Question 22: Term used to describe 1 quarter of the dentition.
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Quadrant
Question 23: Term given to the surface toward the back.
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Posterior
Question 24: Term used to describe the junction of 2 tooth surface walls.
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Line Angle Question 25: What is the name given to the residue from epithelial tissue on newly erupted crowns that may become extrinsically stained? (can be removed by a gentle coronal polish)
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Nasmyth's Membrane
Question 26: Term given to the tooth surface toward the midline.
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Mesial
Question 27: Term used to describe the surface closest to the inner cheek.
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Buccal