Teeth!
Nutrition/Eating Disorders
Dental Anomalies
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco
Dental Careers
100
Which molars have only 2 roots? (top or bottom)
Bottom
100
The word for the kind of food that a person, animal, or community eat.
Examples are: vegan, vegetarian, etc.
Diet
100
What is microdontia?
One or more teeth in the mouth is smaller than normal.
100
What is one thing that can happen to the roof of your mouth from snorting cocaine?
Burn a hole in the roof of the mouth.
100
This type of person can remove decay, fill cavities, repair fractured teeth, and diagnose and treat problems.
Dentist
200
The function of this type of tooth is to help us grind up our food.
Molars
200
This is nourishment or energy that is obtained from food that is consumed.
Examples: vitamins, minerals, etc.
Nutrition
200
What is a supernumerary tooth?
Extra tooth
200
What is 1 oral sign of alcohol abuse?
Oral ulcers, periodontal disease, cavities
200
This type of dentist works primarily with children and are trained to know how a child's mouth develops at different stages of their life.
Pediatric dentist
300
What is the name for the part of the tooth that you can see when you look into the mouth?
The crown
300
This type of eating disorder will present as normal body weight and appearance and can have oral signs such as erosion of the teeth, sore throat, and ulcers/sores on the gums.
Bulimia
300
What is a talon cusp?
An enlarged cingulum that looks like an eagles talon
300
What is 1 common sign of tobacco use in the mouth?
Tobacco stain on teeth
300
This type of dentist is responsible for realigning teeth using tools such as headgear, face masks, retainers, and braces.
Orthodontist
400
What is the layer of tooth structure that is found directly underneath the enamel?
Dentin
400
This eating disorder is self-induced starvation, and usually presents in the mouth as puffy gums, pale lips, and brown/purple spots on the gums from bleeding under the skin.
Anorexia
400
What is dilaceration?
Excessive root curvature
400
What is common sign that someone chews tobacco?
Snuff dippers patch, oral cancer, dental erosion
400
This dentist specializes in making prosthetic, or fake, teeth. They are often called the "architects of smile."
Prosthodontist
500
What is the scientific name for your 2 front teeth?
Central incisors
500
How do acidic foods damage a tooth?
Acidic foods and drinks enter the tooth structure and break break down the hard enamel until it is soft, weak, and decayed.
500
What is anodontia?
Missing all or most of your teeth
500
What are common signs of abuse of inhalants?
Rash around mouth, oral ulcers
500
This dentist specializes in performing surgical procedures on the mouth, teeth, jaws, and face.
Oral surgeon