Face and Neck Regions
Oral tissues closest to the cheek are described as this:
What is buccal
This term describes the sides of the tongue
What is lateral
Term used to describe the process of tooth development
What is odontogenesis
The proximal tooth surface that is farthest away from the midline of the oral cavity
What is distal
Number of teeth present in a normal adult dentition
What is 32
Main feature of the mental region of the face
What is the chin
Slender, thread-like, lingual papillae
What is filiform
Developmental disturbance in which there is at least one extra tooth
What is supernumerary teeth
The overlapping period between the primary and permanent dentition
What is mixed dentition period
Longest tooth in the mandibular arch of the permanent dentition
What is the mandibular canine
Feature located laterally to each naris
What is the nasal ala
Linea alba is located here
What is buccal mucosa
Developmental disturbance occurring during initiation stage characterized by the absence of single or multiple teeth
What is anodontia
This primary tooth is replaced by the first premolar of the permanent dentition
What is primary first molar
A permanent mandibular molar has this many cusps
What is 4
Muscle of the cheek that may be felt when clenching the teeth together
What is masseter
A variation of boney extensions usually found on the facial surface of the alveolar bone
What is exostoses
Green-grey residue that may form on newly erupted teeth of both dentitions and can leave teeth intrinsically stained
What is Nasmyth Membrane
Permanent teeth considered non-succedaneous
What is molars
Term for a fifth minor cusp
What is cusp of carabelli
The lips are outlined from the surrounding tissue by this transition zone
What is vermillion border
The line of demarcation between the attached gingiva and the alveolar mucosa
What is the mucogingival junction
Odontogenic cyst that forms around crowns of a nonerupted impacted or developing tooth
What is dentigerous cyst
Capital letter designated by the Universal Numbering System that corresponds to the primary maxillary left second molar
What is J
This tooth may have one or two cusps and possibly a Y-shaped occlusal pattern
What is the mandibular second premolar