What are the 3 parts of the tooth germ?
Enamel organ, Dental papillae, Dental sac
Which tooth structure constitutes the bulk (majority) of the tooth?
Dentin
Which muscle of facial expression compresses the cheeks during chewing and assisting the muscles of mastication?
Buccinator
What cranial nerve is involved with dental injections?
What might be observed in the prodromal phase of measles?
Which permanent tooth replaces the primary 1st molar?
Permanent 1st premolar
The vertical depression located on the dorsal surface of the patient's tongue is termed?
Median lingual sulcus
What are the 3 divisions of the Trigeminal nerve?
Ophthalmic, Maxillary, Mandibular
What is the term for a skin finding in which the top layer of skin rubs off easily?
Nikolsky sign
Ameloblasts
When the maxillary and mandibular teeth come into centric occlusion, the anterioposterior curvature is called ?
Curve of Spee
The type of oral mucosa present on the dorsal surface of the tongue is best described as?
Specialized mucosa
Facial nerve
What muscle serves to turn and nod the head?
SCM
Remnants of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath found in the periodontal ligament of a functioning tooth are called?
Rests of Malassez
Using the Universal coding system, what letter is given to the mandibular left primary canine?
Letter M
Which of the following sutures separates the occipital bone from the paired parietal bones?
Lambdoidal
The function of cranial nerve I is ?
Smell
What are 2 clinical findings in necrotizing gingivitis?
Pseudomembrane
Fetor oris
Punched out/blunted papillae
The first, second and third permanent molars develop from an extension of the general dental lamina. The permanent teeth that succeed a primary tooth grow from?
The successional lamina
Which of the following features is found on a primary molar's pulp cavity as compared to the pulp cavity of a permanent molar?
Larger proportion to pulp chambers
Several of the muscles of mastication are attached to the sphenoid bone. What is the name of the landmark on the sphenoid bone for these attachments?
Medial and Lateral Pterygoid process
What is the Glossopharyngeal nerve responsible for?
Swallowing, taste, and secreting saliva
In what bone is the foramen ovale located?
Sphenoid bone