Study Guide DEN 101

The study of the shape and form of the teeth is?

Morphology

How many teeth are found in each arch in the primary/ deciduous dentition?

10

Place the teeth in the correct order from the midline backward place numbers in the order on the line)

1. Lateral incisors

2. Molars

3. Central incisors

4. Canines

5. Premolars

3, 1, 4, 5, 2

Which tooth contains the cusp of carabelli?

Maxillary first molar

Which premolar has two roots?

Maxillary first premolar

Which teeth are often called the “cornerstones” of the mouth?

Canines

What kind of tooth is #15?

Maxillary Second Molar

Which tooth has the longest root in the maxillary arch?

Canine

A child's first tooth usually erupts at about the age of

6 months

The period of mixed dentition is about ____ years of age.

6-12

All primary teeth are usually fully erupted by the age of

3 years

Usually by age ____ all the primary teeth have exfoliated.

12

The first permanent tooth usually erupts at age

6

Which permanent teeth are not succedaneous?

Molars

The first permanent teeth to erupt are the?

Mandibular first molars

Which tooth surface is located on the tongue side?

Lingual

All teeth have how many surfaces?

5

The tooth surface that is on the cheek side of the posterior teeth is the ____ surface.

Buccal

If a tooth has two roots, it is considered?

bifurcated

The convex area on the lingual surfaces of the anterior teeth is the?

cingulum

The shallow depressions found on tooth surfaces are the?

fossae

Raised, scalloped areas on the incisal edges of newly erupted central incisors are the?

mamelons

The elevated area of enamel that forms the mesial and distal borders of an anterior tooth is the _____ ridge.

marginal

The union of two triangular ridges that produces one ridge across the occlusal surface is the _____ ridge.

transverse

Which tooth appears to have four equally sized cusps?

Mandibular second molar

Which of these angles is an example of a line angle?

Distofacial angle

On the tooth, the _____ refers to where the proximal side of two teeth come together and touch.

contact

The anterior teeth are from?

6-11 to 22-27, canine to canine