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Bifurcation
Study of shape and form as the teeth
Morphology
Rounded enamel extension on the incisal ridge of incisors
Mamelon
area between two or more root branches
furcation
major elevation on the masticatory surfaces of canines and posterior teeth
cusp
teeth located in the posterior aspects of the upper and lower jaws
molars
area in which three roots divide
trifurcation
incisors with a pointed or tapered shape
pegged laterals
Wide, shallow depression on the lingual surfaces of anterior teeth.
Fossa
pertaining to a permanent tooth that doesn't replace a primary tooth.
nonsuccedaneous
trifurcated means...
divided into three
Central groove
most prominent developmental groove on the posterior teeth.
Central groove
Marginal groove
Developmental groove that crosses a marginal ridge and serves as a spillway, allowing food to escape during masification
Marginal groove
Slight ridges that run mesiodistally in the cervical third of the teeth
Imbrication lines
Diastema
Space or gap between two teeth
Permanent teeth that replace primary teeth
Succedaneous
"Quadrant" means the mouth is divided into ____ sections
4
Upper arch
maxillary
how many permanent teeth are there
32
How many incisors do we have as adults
8
Two-cusp type of mandibular second premolar
Bicanineate
Development groove that separates a marginal ridge from the triangular ridge of a cusp
Triangular Groove
how many primary teeth exist
20
what is the term for the teeth #s 4, 5, 12, 13, 20, 21, 28 and 29?
premolars
Cusp of carabelli
5th supplemental cusp found lingual to the mesiolingual cusp.