Dental Nomenclature Flashcards

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Front Back
Different Quadrant of Teeth
Answer 1
Maxillary Right Quadrant Maxillary Left Quadrant Mandibular Left Quadrant Mandibular Right Quadrant
Classification of Dentition: Heterodonts
Different shapes and function. (Ei human dentition)
Classification of Dentition: Homodont
Answer 3
Same basic shape and funtion(ex all armadillo have same peg shape teeth
Classification of Dentition:Momophyodont
Answer 4
An animal only having one set of teeth its whole life. Ex rat
Classification of Dentition: Polyphylodont
An animal that has 3 or more sets of teeth during it lifetime. Fish and reptiles fall into this category
Classification of dentition: Diphydont
Has two sets of teeth during their lifetime ex human dentition
Human Dentition: Youth
1)There are 20 teeth which usually erupt into the oral cavity at 0 to 2 years 2)There are 5 teeth per quadrant and 10 per arch
Human dentition: Mature
1)32 teeth erupt between age 6- 21 2)8 teeth per quadrant 3)16 teeth per arch
Succedaneous Tooth
Answer 9
1) A permenant tooth that replaces the decidious(Primary) teeth 2)These 5 teeth in each quadrant replace the 5 deciduous teeth in that quadrant
Decidious Tooth
Primary tooth
Nonsuccedaneous tooth
Answer 11
These are the 3 permanent molar teeth in each quadrant which have no deciduous teeth to replace.
Central Incisors
1) One in each quadrant 2) 1 Primary 3) 1 Permenant 4) function: Incises or Cuts 5) anterior
Lateral Incisors
1) in each quadrant 2)1 Primary 3)1 Permenant 4)Function: Incises or Cuts 5)anterior
Canine
1) 1 in each quadrant 2) 1 Primary 3) 1 Permenant 4) Function: Grip or hold 5) anterior
1st Premolar
1) O Primary 2) 1 Permenant 3)Hold or Crush 4) Posterior