Chapter 12

The study of the external and internal feature of teeth

• periodontics
• endodontics
• orthodontics
• morphology

Which teeth play the most important role in a person's appearance.

• Molars

• Premolars

• Anterior teeth

• Posterior teeth

Which of the following teeth vary more in form than any others (except the third molars)

• Molars

• Maxillary central incisors

• Mandibular canines

• Maxillary lateral incisors

Which teeth are the smallest and most symmetric teeth in the permanent dentition

• Maxillary lateral incisors

• Mandibular central incisors

• Mandibular canines

Which of the following teeth are usually the last teeth to be lost

• Lateral incisors

• Central incisors

• Canines

• Premolars

Which permanent tooth will replace the primary second molars

• First molars

• First and second molars

• First premolars

• Second premolars

Which of the following premolar teeth normally has a bifurcated root

• Mandibular first premolar

• Maxillary first premolar

• Maxillary second premolar

• Mandibular second premolar

how many molars are in the permanent dentition

• 3

• 4

• 12

• 16

which of the following permanent maxillary teeth normally have three roots

• Incisors

• canines

• premolars

• First molars

Which of the following adult teeth is nonsuccedeaneous

• Second premolar

• Right canine

• First Molar

• Mandibular lateral incisor