Front | Back |
Primary Dentition
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1st childhood set (also termed deciuous dentition)
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Permanent Dentition
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2nd adult set
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Mixed Dentition
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Contains some primary and permanent teeth
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Primary Dentition Teeth
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Starting at center (midline) moving toward back..
Central Incisor - center cutting and biting tooth
Lateral Incidor- (side) cutting and biting tooth
Canine- (aka cuspid) (corner) holding tearing teeth
1st Molar- 1st grinding tooth
2nd Molar - 2nd grinding tooth
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Permanent Dentition Teeh
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Central Incisor
Lateral Incisor
Canine
1st Premolar (bicuspid replaces 1dt molar from primary)
2nd Premolar (bicuspid replaces 2nd molar from primary)
1st Molar
2nd Molar
3rd Molar (wisdom tooth)
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Anterior
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Toward the front
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Posterior
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Toward the back
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Lateral
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Beside
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Medial
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Toward the middle
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Right
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Patient's right side
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Left
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Patient's left side
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Maxillary
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Upper jaw
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Mandibular
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Lower jaw
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Midline
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Imaginary line dividing right from left
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Maxillary Arch
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The upper teeth
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