Dental Team & History
The first dentist recorded who lived in 3000 B.C. Egypt
Who is Hesi-Re?
The natural mineral nutrient that when increased to the "optimum level", will result in a significant decrease in dental caries
What is fluoride?
The type of muscle tissue organs are made of
What are smooth muscles?
The reddish portion of the lips, is highly vascular and covered in a thin layer of epithelium
The canine is also referred to as
What is the cuspid?
The painter that had also dissected a human skull
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
The type of sugar-free gum that is said to have carious-inhibition properties
What is xylitol gum?
Manufacturing blood cells and storing minerals for use when they are needed are a couple of functions of this body system
What is the skeletal system?
The posterior portion of the palate
What is the soft palate?
The teeth that erupt first in the primary dentition
What are the central incisors?
The member of the dental team who does not necessarily work in the dental office
Who is the dental laboratory technician?
The type of vitamin category that includes C and B complex
What are water-soluble vitamins?
The component of the respiratory system defined as a C-shaped cartilage which allows for the expansion of esophagus during swallowing
What is the trachea/windpipe?
Where the mandible joins the skull
What is the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)?
The anterior sextants have incisal edges, whereas the posterior sextants have
What are occlusal edges?
The number of years of postgraduate training required to be in a dental specialty
What is 2+ years?
The patient that presents with oral manifestations, loss of muscle function, gingival bleeding, rampant caries & xerostomia
Who is a patient with cancer?
When referring to the divisions of the frontal plane, the alternate name for the anterior section
What is the ventral section?
The number of pairs of muscles of mastication
What are 4 pairs?
The maximum number of non-succedaneous teeth a person may have
What are 12 non-succedaneous teeth?
The association organized in Niagara Falls of 1859 by 25 delegates
What is the American Dental Association?
The term used to describe decay in early stages
What is decalcification?
The last component of the reflex arc
What is a motor neuron?
The nerve branch innervating the floor of the mouth
What is the lingual nerve branch?
The longest tooth in the mandibular arch
What is the mandibular canine?