Dental Anatomy

The correct name for teeth is

• Dentition

• Maxillary

• Mandibular

• Occlusion

The period between 6 and 12 years of age when adult and child teeth are erupting.

• Primary dentition

• Permanent Dentition

• Mixed dentition

• Deciduous period

There are _____ succedaneous teeth.

• 34

• 22

• 12

• 20

The human mouth is divided into two sections, or arches, called the:

• quadrants.

• maxillary arch.

• mandibular arch.

• b and c

_____ are the longest teeth in the human dentition and are used for cutting and tearing.

• Canines

• Molars

• Lateral Incisors

• Central Incisors

The mouth can be divided into four sections called:

• Arches

• Sextants

• Quadrants

• Dentition

The area where the mesial or distal surfaces of the tooth touch the adjacent tooth in the arch is the:

• Embrasure

• Point Angle

• Contact area

• Cusp

The relationship between the maxillary and mandibular teeth when the jaws are in a fully closed position is:

• Closure

• Occlusion

• Mastication

• Functional Occlusion

Which tooth-numbering system is used most often in Canada?

• Palmer Notation System

• Federation Dentaire Internationale System

• International Standard

• Universal System

According to the ISO/FDI numbering system, an adult mandibular left first molar would be tooth number:

• 19

• 23

• 36

• 73