Tooth Tissues
This is the hardest substance in the human body.
What is enamel?
How many teeth are in the primary dentition? How do we identify them?
What is 20? What is A-T
This surface is closest to the midline of the dental arch.
What is the mesial surface?
This common childhood disease is the most chronic condition in kids.
What is dental decay?
A patient complains of pain when drinking something cold. Which tooth tissue is likely exposed?
What is dentin?
This tooth tissue makes up the bulk of the tooth and is sensitive when exposed.
What is dentin?
How many premolars exist in the primary dentition?
What is zero?
This is the chewing surface of posterior teeth.
What is the occlusal surface?
These ulcers are found on non-keratinized mucosa and are NOT contagious.
What are aphthous ulcers (canker sores)?
A baby with this condition has difficulty nursing immediately after birth.
What is a cleft lip or palate?
This tissue covers the anatomical root.
What is cementum?
These teeth are the first permanent teeth to erupt.
What are the first molars?
This is the space between two teeth when they do not touch.
What is a diastema?
The majority of oral cancer is found in this location.
What is the lateral posterior of the tongue?
A radiograph shows a widened periodontal ligament space. What might that indicate?
What is trauma or excessive occlusal force?
This part of the tooth contains blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue.
What is the pulp?
This is the age range when mixed dentition typically occurs.
What is about 6–12 years old?
This is the area where the roots of a multi-rooted tooth divide.
What is the furcation?
This appearance of enamel occurs when minerals are lost from the tooth surface.
What is enamel demineralization?
A smokeless tobacco user presents with white, wrinkled patches on the mucosa. What condition is this?
What is tobacco pouch keratosis?
These cells form enamel, and these cells form dentin.
What are ameloblasts and odontoblasts?
This tooth in the permanent dentition usually has the longest root.
What is the maxillary canine?
These are the small bumps on newly erupted incisors.
What are mamelons?
Name the 5 cardinal signs of inflammation
What is red, heat, swollen, pain, loss of function
What are the 5 things you look for when you see a lesion?