NEW
Font size
WorksheetsDental Vocabulary Worksheet
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Fill in the blank: ________ means to bring upper and lower teeth together.
Occlude
Masticate
Ingest
Articulate
Fill in the blank: ________ is the chewing surface of teeth.
Occlusal
Lingual
Buccal
Palatal
Fill in the blank: ________ refers to the upper arch opposing the lower arch and vice versa.
Opposing arch
Dental quadrant
Occlusal plane
Mandibular fossa
Fill in the blank: ________ is the roof of the mouth.
Palatal
Mandible
Maxilla
Uvula
Fill in the blank: ________ are small images of enamel found on the facial surface.
Perikymate
Mamelons
Fissures
Cuspids
Fill in the blank: ________ means located at the rear of the body.
Posterior
Anterior
Lateral
Superior
Fill in the blank: ________ is the surface of tooth nearer or farther from the midline.
Proximal
Occlusal
Lingual
Buccal
Fill in the blank: ________ is a condition presented at birth.
Congenitally
Acquired
Chronic
Temporary
What is the definition of malocclusion?
Upper and lower teeth are misaligned when they meet.
It is the process of tooth decay.
It refers to the whitening of teeth.
It is the inflammation of the gums.
What is a mamelon?
Maxillary and mandibular anterior incisors where 3 lobes join to the crown.
A type of dental filling material.
A muscle in the jaw responsible for chewing.
A type of oral bacteria causing cavities.
What is the mandibular arch?
The bone of the lower jaw.
The bone of the upper jaw.
A type of dental filling.
A muscle in the neck.
What is the maxillary arch?
The bone of the upper jaw.
The bone of the lower jaw.
A type of dental instrument.
A muscle in the face.
What does mesial mean?
Side of tooth closest to midline.
Side of tooth farthest from midline.
Chewing surface of the tooth.
Surface of tooth facing the cheek.
What is the midline?
Middle point of oral cavity.
Edge of the tongue.
Back of the throat.
Tip of the nose.
What is morphology in biology?
Biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
Study of chemical reactions in living organisms.
Study of heredity and variation.
Study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
What is the neck (in dental terms)?
Connecting from crown to root.
The tip of the tooth.
The chewing surface of the tooth.
The part embedded in the jawbone.
What does nonsuccedaneous mean?
Pertaining to those permanent teeth that are not preceded by primary teeth.
Pertaining to teeth that replace primary teeth.
Referring to the process of tooth eruption.
Describing teeth with multiple roots.
What is an oblique ridge?
Triangle ridges that connect diagonally across the occlusal surface on a posterior tooth.
A groove found on the lingual surface of anterior teeth.
A depression located on the buccal surface of molars.
A cusp tip found only on canines.
Fill in the blank: The 5th cusp on the maxillary first molars is called the ________.
Cusp of Carabelli
Cusp of Dens
Cusp of Wilson
Cusp of Arnold
Fill in the blank: ________ refers to the falling off or shedding of teeth.
Deciduous dentition
Permanent dentition
Dental caries
Malocclusion
Fill in the blank: The make-up of a set of teeth is called ________.
Dentition
Incisor
Mandible
Enamel
Fill in the blank: ________ are bent roots.
Dilacerated (roots)
Fused (roots)
Concrescent (roots)
Hypercementosed (roots)
Fill in the blank: The surface of a tooth that is the farthest side away from the midline is called the ________ surface.
Distal
Mesial
Occlusal
Lingual
Fill in the blank: The space between adjacent teeth is called the ________.
Embrasure
Frenulum
Papilla
Sulcus
Fill in the blank: The hard dental tissue covering the exposed portion of the tooth is called ________.
Enamel
Dentin
Pulp
Cementum
Fill in the blank: ________ is the process of a tooth breaking through the gums.
Eruption
Calcification
Resorption
Occlusion
Fill in the blank: ________ means shedding off of a body surface.
Exfoliate
Condense
Absorb
Infiltrate
Fill in the blank: To ________ means to pull a tooth from the jawbone.
Extract
Insert
Polish
Whiten
Fill in the blank: The surface of a tooth that is on the front is called the ________ surface.
Facial
Lingual
Occlusal
Mesial
What is the definition of 'fossa'?
Depression or scooped-out area on tooth surface; a pit or cavity.
A raised area on the tooth surface; a ridge.
A sharp point or cusp on the tooth surface.
A thin line or crack on the tooth surface.
What is the definition of 'frenum'?
Small folds of tissue under the tongue.
A type of dental instrument.
A muscle in the jaw.
A part of the tooth enamel.
What is the definition of 'groove'?
Long narrow cut in the surface of teeth.
A rounded projection on a bone.
A small hole in the enamel.
A sharp edge on a tooth.
What is the definition of 'imbrication'?
Slight horizontal, scale-like ridges on the labial.
A deep groove found on the occlusal surface.
A type of dental restoration material.
A process of tooth eruption.
What is the definition of 'incisal'?
Biting edge of anterior teeth.
Root of posterior teeth.
Chewing surface of molars.
Gum tissue between teeth.
What is the definition of 'interdental papilla'?
Triangle part of gingiva that fills the space between teeth.
The hard tissue covering the root of a tooth.
The soft tissue lining the inside of the cheeks.
The bone that supports the teeth.
What is the definition of 'interproximal'?
Space in between teeth.
The outer surface of the tooth.
The area beneath the gum line.
The tip of the tooth root.
What is the definition of 'labial'?
Facial surface of anterior teeth.
Chewing surface of posterior teeth.
Surface of tooth facing the tongue.
Surface of tooth facing the palate.
What is the definition of 'lingual'?
Tongue.
Ear.
Nose.
Hand.
What is the definition of 'lobe'?
A part of tooth that forms with teeth.
A type of dental instrument.
A dental disease.
A method of tooth brushing.
Fill in the blank: ________ is a collection of pus.
abscess
cyst
ulcer
tumor
Fill in the blank: ________ means being near or close / common boundary.
adjacent
distant
isolated
remote
Fill in the blank: ________ means before or in front of.
anterior
posterior
lateral
inferior
Fill in the blank: To ________ means to divide into branches.
bifurcate
converge
integrate
condense
Fill in the blank: ________ means next to cheek or pertaining to cheek.
buccal
lingual
palatal
labial
Fill in the blank: ________ eminence is the jawbone where it covers the root of canine.
canine
incisor
molar
premolar
Fill in the blank: ________ refers to the neck of the tooth.
cervical
incisal
apical
occlusal
Fill in the blank: ________ margin is the constricted part of the tooth connecting the crown to the root.
cervical
incisal
occlusal
apical
Fill in the blank: ________ is a girdle-like ridge around the base of the tooth.
cingulum
fossa
cusp
sulcus
Fill in the blank: ________ means curved outward.
concave
convex
linear
flat
Fill in the blank: ________ is a pointed end.
cusp
edge
base
curve
