Anatomical Landmarks
The structure that hangs down from the posterior margin of the soft palate.
What is the Uvula?
The scalloped junction between the attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa.
What is the Mucogingival Junction?
The bumps on the incisal edge of a newly erupted permanent incisor.
What are Mamelons?
The permanent tooth that has a cusp of Carabelli.
What is the permanent maxillary first molar?
The number of teeth in the normal primary dentition.
What is 20?
The vertical groove extending from the nasal septum to the upper lip.
What is the Philtrum?
Three tissues that make up the attachment apparatus of the periodontium
What are cementum, alveolar bone and periodontal ligament?
The average root length of the permanent maxillary canine.
What is 17mm?
The only premolar to have 2 roots.
What is the maxillary first premolar?
The only anterior tooth of either dentition that is wider mesiodistally than it is incisocervically.
What is the primary maxillary central?
The 7-15 large mushroom-shaped lingual papillae along the anterior side of the sulcus terminalis.
What are the Circumvallate Papillae?
The non-keratinized valley between the peaks of the interdental papillae.
What is the Col?
The tooth that has the greatest proximal curvature of the CEJ.
What is the maxillary central? (mesial surface)
The percentage of permanent second premolars that have 2 cusps.
What is 45%?
The important spaces between the teeth of the primary dentition.
What are primate spaces?
The fold of tissue that extends from the junction of the hard and soft palates down to the mandible.
What is the Pterygomandibular Fold (Raphe)?
This lines the floor of the gingival sulcus and attaches to the tooth surface.
What is the Junctional Epithelium?
The tooth most likely to exhibit a linguogingival groove.
What is the permanent maxillary lateral?
The universal number for the permanent mandibular left second premolar.
What is 20?
The primary tooth that has a cusp of Carabelli
What is the primary maxillary second molar?
The two small indentations near the midline at the posterior of the hard palate.
What are the Fovea Palatini?
The specific fibres that attach into the cementum and alveolar bone proper. (not PDL)
What are Sharpey Fibres?
The tooth that has a crown with a distinct twist toward the distal.
What is the mandibular lateral incisor?
The point angle on a posterior tooth where the mesial, lingual and occlusal surfaces meet.
What is the mesiolinguo-occlusal line angle?
The primary tooth that most closely resembles the permanent mandibular first molar.
What is the primary mandibular second molar?