VET 114 Dental Terms

Dental Arch

The complete arched arrangement of the maxilla and mandible

The dental arch is also called the ____

dental arcade

Mandible

Lower jaw

Maxilla

Upper jaw

Quadrant

The left or right half of each dental arch

Incisor teeth (location)

The most rostral group of teeth

Canine teeth (location)

The teeth just lateral to the incisor teeth

Premolar teeth (location)

The rostral cheek teeth

Molar teeth (location)

The caudal cheek teeth

Crown

The exposed part of the tooth, above the gumline

Root

The hidden part of the tooth below the gumline

Coronal (Direction)

Towards the crown of a tooth

Apical (Direction)

Towards the root of a tooth

Gingival (Direction)

Towards the gingiva (gums)

Furcation

The base of a root trunk where the roots meet

When two roots meet, it is called_____

Bifurcation

When three roots meet, it is called____

Trifurcation

What are periodontal fibers?

Connective tissue attached to the root of a tooth and the lining of a tooth socket.

For _______, mesial refers to the surface or edge of the tooth that faces toward the rostral end of the mouth.

Canines, premolars, and molars

For ______, mesial refers to the surface or edge of the tooth that faces the center (midline)

Incisors

Explain mesial surface

For canines, premolars, and molars, mesial is the surface or edge of the tooth that faces the most rostral end of the mouth

For incisors, mesial is the surface or edge of the tooth that faces the center (midline)

Explain distal (as used for teeth)

For canines, premolars, and molars, distal is the surface or edge of a tooth that faces the caudal part of the mouth.

For incisors, it refers to the surface of the tooth farthest from the midline.

Buccal

Surface of the tooth facing the cheeks

Palatal

Surface of the upper teeth that faces the hard palate

Labial

Surface of a tooth that faces the lips

Lingual

Surface of the lower tooth that faces the tongue

What is the incisal edge?

The cutting edge of a sharp tooth's crown

What is the occlusal surface?

The flat grinding surface of molar teeth

What is the interproximal space?

The between adjacent teeth

What is the interproximal surface?

The surface of a tooth that faces the adjacent tooth.