Dental Occlusion Quiz

What is occlusion?

• Contact relationship of the teeth in function or parafunction

• A dental cleaning procedure

• A type of dental surgery

• A type of tooth decay

What is the definition of ideal occlusion?

• A theoretical occlusion based on the morphology of the teeth

• A perfect alignment of teeth achieved naturally

• A type of dental implant

• A dental filling material

What is malocclusion?

• A deviation from the ideal occlusion that may be considered aesthetically or functionally unsatisfactory

• A dental procedure for cavity filling

• A perfect alignment of teeth

• A type of dental crown

What is overjet?

• A dental procedure for tooth extraction

• Horizontal overlap of the incisors

• Vertical overlap of the incisors

• A type of dental bridge

What is overbite?

• A dental procedure for root canal treatment

• A type of dental braces

• Horizontal overlap of the incisors

• Vertical overlap of the incisors

What is Class I occlusion?

• A type of dental surgery

• A dental cleaning procedure

• A type of dental filling material

• Relationship where the tip of the mesiobuccal cusp on the maxillary first molar is aligned with the mesiobuccal groove on the mandibular first molar

What is Class II malocclusion?

• The mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar is distal to the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar

• The mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar is mesial to the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar

• A type of dental bridge

• A type of dental crown

What is Class III malocclusion?

• A type of dental implant

• The mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar is distal to the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar

• A type of dental braces

• The mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar is mesial to the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar

When should primary teeth be in normal alignment and occlusion?

• Shortly after the age of 15

• Shortly after the age of 10

• Shortly after the age of 5

• Shortly after the age of 2

What is the primary molar relationship called when the distal surfaces of maxillary and mandibular primary second molars lie in the same vertical plane?

• Interdental spacing

• Flush terminal plane

• Distal-step

• Mesial-step