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DENTAL BASICS ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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DENTAL BASICS ACCURATEQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Abutment Teeth - ANSWER Teeth, roots, or implants used for the retention of a fixed or removable
prosthesis.
Amalgam - ANSWER Alloy of different silver metals that may be used as a dental restorative material.
Anatomical Chart - ANSWER Chart used to record dental conditions via an anatomical representation of
the teeth in the dental arches.
Anterior Teeth - ANSWER Teeth located toward the front.
Apex - ANSWER Anatomical area at the end of the tooth root.
Bridge - ANSWER Fixed prosthetic.
Buccal - ANSWER Surfaces of posterior teeth that face the cheek.
Cast crowns - ANSWER Cast restoration that covers the anatomical crown.
Central Incisors - ANSWER Anterior teeth (toward the front) characterized by thin, sharp incisal edges,
which aid in cutting food.
Crown - ANSWER Uppermost portion of the tooth, covered in enamel.
Cusp - ANSWER Pointed or rounded eminence on the surface of a tooth.
Dental Arch - ANSWER Upper or lower anatomic structure of the mouth.
, Dental Caries - ANSWER Progressive disease that demineralizes enamel, enters the dentin, and quickly
reaches the pulp of the tooth.
Dental Prophylaxis - ANSWER Removal of stains and hard deposits from teeth.
Dentin - ANSWER Bulk of a tooth consisting of living cellular substance that is similar in structure to bone
and softer than the hard outer shell of the crown (enamel) and the covering of the root surface
(cementum).
Enamel - ANSWER Hard, mineralized substance that covers the anatomical crown of a tooth. It is 99%
inorganic matter and cannot regenerate.
Endodontics - ANSWER Procedure that removes diseased pulpal tissue.
Facial - ANSWER Relating tot he front of the head, which consists of 14 bones.
Fluoride Treatments - ANSWER Treatments to strengthen enamel and protect teeth from devoping
carious lesions.
Frenum - ANSWER Strip of tissue that connects two structures.
Gag Reflex - ANSWER Contraction of the constrictor muscles of the pharnyx in response to taste or touch
on the posterior pharyngeal wall or in nearby areas.
Diastema - ANSWER Gap created between the two front teeth when the maxillary labial frenum is too
thick or wide.
Distal - ANSWER Proximal surface that faces away from the midline.
Geometric Chart - ANSWER Method in which circles are used to represent teeth and are divided into
sections that represent the surfaces of teeth.
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