Dental Terminology Part 1
Dental Terminology Q&A
1. Mastication Sides
Q: What is the difference between the balancing side and the working side during mastication?
A: The working side is in contact, and the balancing side is not.
2. Stone for Secondary (Master) Casts
Q: What kind of stone is used for secondary (master) casts for dentures?
A: Dental Stone (or Lab Stone)
3. Stone Selection Rationale
Q: Why is this specific stone used for dental casts?
A: Because it is more malleable and conducive to carving, allowing for fine details and precise work
4. Hamular Notch Location
Q: Where is the hamular notch located?
A: Distal to the maxillary tuberosity
5. Angle's Class 1 Tooth Position
Q: Describe Angle's Class 1 in terms of tooth position
A: The mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar occludes with the buccal groove of the mandibular first molar
6. Beading and Boxing
Q: During what step of denture fabrication is beading and boxing used?
A: During the pouring of the master model
7. Water-Powder Ratios
Q: What are the water-powder ratios for dental stone and die stone?A:
Dental/Lab/Yellow Stone: 100g powder to 30ml water
Die Stone: 100g powder to 22ml water
8. Tissue Dissolution Process
Q: What is the name given to the process whereby the body dissolves tissue that is no longer needed?
A: Resorption
9. Posterior Crown Zones
Q: Name the three zones of the buccal or lingual portion of a posterior crown
A: Occlusal, Middle, Cervical
10. Prognathic Angle Classification
Q: Which of Angle's classifications could be described as prognathic?
A: Class 3
11. Mandibular First Molar Development
Q: How many lobes does a mandibular first molar develop from?
A: 5 lobes (corresponding to the number of cusps)
12. Tooth Spacing
Q: What is the name for a space between two teeth that is not caused by an extraction?
A: Diastema
13. Teeth Without Distal Contacts
Q: Provide the universal numbers of all teeth in the complete adult dentition which do not have distal contacts
A: 1, 16, 17, 32
14. Tooth-Supporting Bone
Q: Name the bony structure which supports the teeth
A: Alveolar Process
15. Central Incisor Lingual Surface
Q: Name the convexity on the cervical third of the lingual surface of a central incisor
A: Cingulum
16. Central Incisor Concavity
Q: Name the concavity on the lingual surface of a central incisor
A: Lingual Fossa
17. Model Initial Set
Q: How can we tell if a poured model has reached its initial set?
A: It becomes warm due to the exothermic reaction
18. Impression Material
Q: Complete this word, which describes an impression material: Poly...
A: Polyvinylsiloxane
19. Jaw Opening Terminology
Q: What term do we use to describe the amount of opening between the upper and lower arches?
A: Vertical Dimension
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