Dental Assistant Vocabulary

MOD 1 WEEK 1

12 cards   |   Total Attempts: 203
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
quadrant
Half of one dental arch
Maxillary
Upper arch
Anterior
Towards the front
Dentition
Natural teeth of the dental arch
Ventral
Refers to the front side of the body
Lamina dura
Thin compact bone tha lines the alveolar socket
Mandibular
Lower arch
Embrasure
V shape space in the gingival direction, between proximal surface of two adjoining teeth in contact
Cervix
Neck of the tooth
Buccal
Towards the cheek
Occlusal
Chewing surface of the posterior teeth
Salvary gland
3 pair
sublingual