PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ORAL CAVITY + ORTHODONTICS

The lips and cheeks contain the mimetic muscles.

• true

• false

The lips and cheeks are covered internally with the skin, and lined externally with the mucous membrane.

• true

• false

Occlusion should be studied only from the basis of the normal position of the teeth, that is, malocclusion.

• true

• false

All the movements of the oral structures should be disharmonious.

• true

• false

In many diseases the mucous membrane of the tongue changes, and this should be taken into consideration in making diagnosis.

• true

• false

There are four pairs of large salivary glands whose ducts open into the oral cavity.

• true

• false

How many types of papillae do you know and how are they called?

• 2 (fungiform, filiform)

• 6 (fungiform, filiform, foliate, circumvallate, olivary, rectangular)

• 4 (fungiform, filiform, foliate, circumvallate)

Which structure of the oral cavity contains lodgements for dental roots?

• tongue

• mucous membrane

• tonsils

• lower and upper jaws

Restoring the teeth with inlays, crowns, or other restorations with occlusal surfaces that are conductive to optimal contact relations is a primary goal of restorative dentistry.

• true

• false

Which structure of the oral cavity plays a protection role?

• tonsils

• salivary glands

• mimetic muscle

• papillae of the tongue