Tooth Surfaces
This tooth surface is closest to the midline
What is the Mesial Surface?
This is the number of the upper right 2nd Molar.
What is tooth #2?
These are the four teeth at the very front of the mouth, used for biting into food.
What are Incisors?
This outermost and hardest layer of the tooth is what you see when you smile and is responsible for protecting the tooth's sensitive inner layers
What is Enamel?
This is the term for the four sections of the mouth, in an adult dentition, each contains eight permanent teeth
What are Quadrants?
This term describes the corner where the Surface furthest from the Midline meets the biting surface of a posterior tooth
What is Disto-Occlusal ( DO)
The chewing Surface of a posterior tooth
What is the Occlusal Surface?
If a patient is missing their lower left first premolar, this is the number that would be absent from their dental chart
What is tooth #21?
These pointed teeth, often called "fangs", are designed for tearing food
What are canines?
A sticky, colorless film of bacteria, food particles, and saliva that constantly forms on your teeth, and is the primary cause of tooth decay
What is Plaque?
This procedure if often performed after a professional dental cleaning to apply a high concentration of a product by the same name , directly to the teeth, which helps to prevent cavities.
What is fluoride/Fluoride Treatment/Fluoride Varnish
When a cavity spans from the surface facing the midline to the chewing surface, it is known by this hyphenated- style
What is Mesio-Occlusal( MO)?
The surface of a tooth facing toward the tongue or palate
What is the Lingual Surface?
The maxillary left central incisor, a key tooth for a persons smile, is this number
What is tooth #9?
Located behind the Canines, these teeth are also known as "bicuspids" and help crush and grind food
What are premolars?
When the bacteria in plaque feed on sugars, they produce this substance that erodes tooth enamel and leads to cavities
What is Acid?
Before modern Anesthesia, many people used this strong alcoholic beverage to numb the pain of a tooth extraction
What is Whiskey? or What is Alcohol?
This triple-surface Combination refers to the entire "sandwich" of the biting surface plus both side walls facing adjacent teeth.
What is Mesio-Occluso-Distal?
This is the surface of the tooth facing toward the cheek
What is the Buccal Surface?
The lower right Canine, also known as an "eye Tooth" is identified by this number
What is tooth # 27?
These are the largest and most posterior teeth, with broad, flat surfaces for grinding food into small pieces
What are Molars?
This soft tissue at the center of the tooth contains nerves and blood vessels and if often the source of a tooth ache
What is the pulp?
The "H" in HVE stands for this term, describing the speed and power of the suction device used to remove fluids and debris from a patients mouth
What is High. ( High- Volume Evacuator)
On an anterior tooth ( Like a canine), this term describes the junction where the side closest to the midline meets the sharp biting edge.
What is Mesio-incisal (MI)?
This is the surface located furthest from the midline of the face
What is the Distal Surface?
This is the first tooth on the upper right posterior in the Primary Dentition
What is tooth # A?
This common name is given to the third molars, which are the last teeth to erupt, often in late adolescence or early childhood
What are Wisdom Teeth?
This term describes the process of tooth decay, a disease caused by acids from plaque that break down the tooth structure
What are Dental Caries?
This sweet, sugarless compound, often found in chewing gum, is known to help prevent cavities by inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
What is Xylitol?
This complex term describes the specific corner where the cheek-side surface meets the biting surface and the side furthest from the midline
What is Bucco-Occluso-Distal (BOD)?