Combining Forms
Dental Charting
Procedures and Diseases
Dental Instruments
The Tooth
100
Two combining forms for teeth are
dent/o, dent/i, odont/o
100
On a dental chart, the abbreviation X on a tooth means this
It has been extracted during that procedure
100
COHAT stands for this
Complete (or Comprehensive) Oral Health Assessment and Treatment
100
What is this
A dental unit/station - holds multiple tools (scaler, polisher, drill, high pressure air/water spray)
100
The surface of the tooth that is visible is made of this
Enamel
200
A combining form for lips is
labi/o or cheil/o
200
On a dental chart, the abbreviation O means this
Missing tooth
200
What is pictured here
Retained deciduous teeth
200
The instrument seen here is used to (patiently) loosen the periodontal ligament so teeth can be extracted, what is it?
Elevator
200
Adult dogs have this many teeth, while adult cats have this many
42 (dogs) and 30 (cats)
300
The combining form for cheek is
Bucc/o
300
On a dental chart, the abbreviation GH stands for this abnormal condition
Gingival Hyperplasia
300
Surgery that corrects the jaws, gums, and inside of the mouth is called
Oral Surgery
300
The instrument seen here is used to measure the depth of the sulcus, what is it?
Dental probe
300
The surface of the tooth in the mandible that has direct contact with the same surface of tooth aligned with it in the maxilla
Occlusal
400
Two combining forms for tongue are
Lingu/o and Gloss/o
400
Teeth in the 100 series are found here
The upper, right quadrant.
400
The cemento-enamel junction becomes visible when this condition occurs
Gingival recession
400
This instrument is used to remove large chunks of calculus and the teeth once they are ready for extraction, what is it?
Tartar Forceps, Extraction Forceps, or Rongeurs
400
The term that is given to the tip of the tooth root
Apex/Apical
500
The combining form for jaw is
Gnath/o
500
Teeth found in the 400 series are here
Lower, right quadrant
500
All of the teeth in the mouth are removed when a pet (typically a cat) suffers from this disease
Stomatitis
500
This instrument is blunt on one side (to push under the gums without damaging them) and sharp on the other, to remove calculus from the surface of the tooth, what is it?
Curette
500
Nerves are found in this area of the tooth
The pulp (in the center).