Oral Cavity
What is the gateway to the body and one of the most important components of the digestive system
The Oral Cavity (the mouth)
List the three major salivary glands types?
sublingual, submandibular, and parotid
What is the hardest substance in the human body known as
Enamel
What type of teeth are not found in primary dentition
premolars
How many surfaces does each tooth have?
Five
What is the soft, thin mucous membrane that sits above the marginal gingiva and attached gingiva, and
continues across the floor of the mouth, cheeks, and lips called?
Alveolar Mucosa
What to salivary glands produce?
Saliva / Spit
What lies beneath the enamel and consists of dense connective tissue that extends over the entire tooth
Dentin
How many teeth are in an adult dentition
32
What tooth surface is used for chewing food
Occlusal
What is the horseshoe shaped bone called?
Hyoid Bone
Which salivary glands are located just in front of your ears
Parotid
What contains blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue
Pulp
What type of teeth have roots are the longest in the dentition and are the cornerstones of the dental arches
Canines / Cuspids / Eyeteeth
When flossing, what is the area identified as
Proximal (between mesial and distal)
What is the name of the frenum found under the tongue?
Lingual Frenum
ach sublingual gland is about the size of___________
an almond
the portion of the crown that is visible in the mouth.
Clinical Crown
What type of teeth are located in the posterior area of the mouth and are used for chewing food
Molars
Which tooth surface is found on the inside of the mouth next to the tongue
Lingual
What is the slender pointed piece of bone just below the ear called?
Styloid Process
What are salivary gland stones made from?
Salts found in saliva
covers the root of the tooth,overlaying the dentin.
Cementum
What type of teeth cut through food without using much force
Incisors
What is the tooth surface found next to the cheek on the posterior teeth
Buccal