WorksheetsTooth Anatomy Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The correct name for teeth is
Dentition
Maxillary
Mandibular
Ccclusion
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
The key to Angle’s classification system for occlusion and malocclusion is:
The Premolars
The 1st Molars
TMJ Alignment
The Primary Dentition
Which tooth-numbering system is used most often in the United States?
Palmer
Federation Dentair
International Standard
Universal
According to the ISO/FDI numbering system, an adult mandibular left first molar would be tooth number:
19
23
36
73
The first set of primary teeth is also referred to as _____ teeth.
deciduous
dentition
embrasure
succedaneous
Which permanent teeth are nonsuccedaneous teeth?
Incisors
Molars
Premolars
Cuspids
Each quadrant of the permanent dentition contains _____ teeth, whereas each quadrant of the primary dentition contains _____ teeth.
32; 20
16; 10
8; 5
10; 16
The posterior teeth include the _____ and the _____.
canines; premolars
premolars; molars
incisors; molars
incisors; canines
Which type of tooth is not in the primary dentition but found only in the permanent dentition?
Premolar
Molar
Canine
Incisor
In the Universal/National System, the primary teeth are identified using _____ and the permanent teeth are identified using _____.
brackets with letters; brackets with numbers
letters A to E; numbers 1 to 8
numbers 1 to 32; letters A to T
letters A to T; numbers 1 to 32
The two tooth surfaces that are proximal surfaces are the _____ and the _____.
mesial; distal
labial; lingual
incisal; occlusal
palatal; masticatory
The rounded enamel extensions on the incisal ridge of newly erupted central and lateral incisors are called:
Cingulum
Mamelons
Fossa
Marginal ridge
The _____ are the longest teeth in the permanent dentition and are known as the cornerstone of the dental arches.
Premolars
Central Incisors
Lateral Incisors
Canines
The permanent _____ replace the primary first and second molars.
first molars
first and second molars
premolars
canines
The _____ premolar has two roots.
Maxillary 1st
Maxillary 2nd
Mandibular 1st
Mandibular 2nd
There are _____ molars in the permanent dentition.
8
4
16
12
The universal numbers of the maxillary central incisors are.....
7,8
24,25
8,9
9,10
The universal numbers of the 1st molars are..
2,3,14,15
5,6,12, 13
3,14,19,30
2,15,18,31
Permanent maxillary molars have _____ roots.
three
two
one
four
Maxillary molars have
buccal pits
4 roots
OL grooves
3 cusps
How many cusps do all 1st molars have?
2
3
4
5
Which of the following adult teeth is nonsuccedaneous?
Maxillary left second premolar
Maxillary right canine
Mandibular left second molar
Mandibular right lateral incisor
The cusp of Carabelli is found on the:
premolars.
central incisors.
maxillary first molars.
maxillary second molars.
The primary teeth are classified in the Universal/National System using:
numbers 1 through 20.
letters A through T.
a number for each quadrant and a number for each tooth.
numbers inside a bracket.
The raised border on the mesial and distal surfaces of the lingual surface of anterior teeth is the:
cingulum.
fossa.
marginal ridge.
mamelon.
A common anomaly of the maxillary lateral incisors that is characterized by the tooth being abnormally pointed or tapered in shape is called:
Peg Laterals
barrel laterals
fused laterals.
dens in dente.
The maxillary second premolar differs from the maxillary first premolar in that the:
cusps of second premolars are not as sharp as those of first premolars.
first premolar is more narrow buccolingually than mesiodistally.
lingual cusp is smaller than the buccal cusp on the maxillary second premolar.
all of the above.
There are ___ teeth in a quadrant of the primary dentition.
5
10
20
8
