Dentition - Vocab

Naming Teeth:
Incisors - ___
Canines - ___
Premolars - ___
Molars - ___

I
C
P
M

Numbering Teeth:
Maxillary teeth are denoted by a ___
Mandibular teeth are denoted by a ___

superscript
subscript

Siding Teeth:
Right - ___
Left - ___

Order of writing a tooth:
first - ___
second - ___
third - ___
which step is a super or subscript? ___

side
type
position
third

hemiarcade formula:
_-_-_-_
applies to ___

2-1-2-3
maxillary, mandible

4
side of tooth abutting tongue

lingual

2
side of tooth abutting lips
only for anterior dentition

labial

3
side of tooth abutting cheeks
only for posterior dentition

buccal

1
from back to front

mesial

5
away from midline

distal

1

enamel

2

dentin

3

gingiva

4

pulp canal

5

alveolar bone

6

amelodentinal junction

7

pulp cavity

8

periodontal ligament

9

cementum

10

apical foramen

11

cusp

12

crown

13

cementoenamal junction (cervical enamel line)

14

root

15

neck

bone socket for tooth

alveoli

on the outer edge of pulp chamber that maintain dentin

odontoblasts