DENTAL ANATOMY EXAM QUESTIONS
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Upper Arch Is Named? - ANS Maxillary
Lower Arch is Named? - ANS Mandibular
Considering the two sets of human Dentition, which of the following will be used to identify the
dentition during childhood? - ANS Primary Dentition
How many teeth in the permanent dentition? - ANS 32 (16 on each arch, 8 on each
Quadrant).
How many teeth in the primary dentition? - ANS 20 (10 on each arch, 5 on each quadrant).
What are the Dental numbering systems and what are there names? - ANS There are three.
1. Universal Numbering System
2. Palmer Notation System
3. International Numbering System
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,Universal Numbering System for Permanent Dentition? - ANS Numbering teeth 1-32 (Starting
Upper Right Wisdom tooth #1, Ending on Upper Left Wisdom tooth #16. Then From Lower Left
Wisdom tooth #17 Wrap around to Lower Right to end at Wisdom tooth #32).
What is the Palmer Notation System? - ANS 4 Quadrants, Separated By Brackets
Start count From Central Incisors to Wisdom teeth. (8 Per Quadrant)
1. Permanent Dentition: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
2. A Number is placed in a bracket Showing which Quadrant the tooth corresponds to (see pic.).
Universal Numbering System for Primary Dentition? - ANS Numbering teeth A-T (Starting on
upper Right 2nd Molar #A, Then Wrap Around to Left 2nd Molar #J. From Lower Left 2nd Molar
#K Wrap around to the Lower Right 2nd Molar #T.
What Are the Letters for Primary Maxillary Centrals? - ANS EF
What are the Letters for Primary Mandibular Centrals? - ANS OP
What is the Palmer Notation for Primary Dentition? - ANS 4 Quadrants, Divide by bracktes
Start count From Central Incisors to 2nd Molars. (5 per Quadrant)
1. Primary Dentition: A, B, C, D, E (In a bracket for the quadrant)
The International Numbering System For permanent Dentition? - ANS 4 Quadrants.
1. Number each Quadrant; #1 upper right, #2 upper Left, #3 Lower Left and #4 Lower Right.
2. From Central to Wisdom tooth (1-8)
3. Add the Quadrant # first then the Tooth # for the tooth Number and Quadrant location. (UR
Central Is 11, and UL Canine is 23).
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, The International Numbering System for Primary Dentition? - ANS 4 Quadrants.
1. Number Each Quadrant; (note: permanent were 1 to 4) Primary will be 5-8. Upper Right #5,
Upper Left #6, Lower Left #7, Lower Right #8.
2. Count Tooth From Central To 2nd Molar.
(1-5)
3. Quadrant # first then The Tooth #. To show the Tooth Number and Quadrant location. (UR
Central is 51, and UL Canine is 63.
Which tooth surface faces the tongue? - ANS Lingual
What is the enlargement or Bulge on the cervical third of the lingual surface of the crown of
anterior teeth? - ANS Cingulum
Where would you most likely find a pit? - ANS At Center of a Fosse, or at the End of a buccal
grove
Anterior Tooth, name the Cusp surfaces and angle names? - ANS Mesial Cusp Ridge
Distal Cusp Ridge
Incisal Edge
Crown Cusp tip
Root Tip
Root
Identify the following Posterior tooth, Occlusal surfaces? - ANS Mesial
Buccal
Lingual
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Upper Arch Is Named? - ANS Maxillary
Lower Arch is Named? - ANS Mandibular
Considering the two sets of human Dentition, which of the following will be used to identify the
dentition during childhood? - ANS Primary Dentition
How many teeth in the permanent dentition? - ANS 32 (16 on each arch, 8 on each
Quadrant).
How many teeth in the primary dentition? - ANS 20 (10 on each arch, 5 on each quadrant).
What are the Dental numbering systems and what are there names? - ANS There are three.
1. Universal Numbering System
2. Palmer Notation System
3. International Numbering System
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,Universal Numbering System for Permanent Dentition? - ANS Numbering teeth 1-32 (Starting
Upper Right Wisdom tooth #1, Ending on Upper Left Wisdom tooth #16. Then From Lower Left
Wisdom tooth #17 Wrap around to Lower Right to end at Wisdom tooth #32).
What is the Palmer Notation System? - ANS 4 Quadrants, Separated By Brackets
Start count From Central Incisors to Wisdom teeth. (8 Per Quadrant)
1. Permanent Dentition: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
2. A Number is placed in a bracket Showing which Quadrant the tooth corresponds to (see pic.).
Universal Numbering System for Primary Dentition? - ANS Numbering teeth A-T (Starting on
upper Right 2nd Molar #A, Then Wrap Around to Left 2nd Molar #J. From Lower Left 2nd Molar
#K Wrap around to the Lower Right 2nd Molar #T.
What Are the Letters for Primary Maxillary Centrals? - ANS EF
What are the Letters for Primary Mandibular Centrals? - ANS OP
What is the Palmer Notation for Primary Dentition? - ANS 4 Quadrants, Divide by bracktes
Start count From Central Incisors to 2nd Molars. (5 per Quadrant)
1. Primary Dentition: A, B, C, D, E (In a bracket for the quadrant)
The International Numbering System For permanent Dentition? - ANS 4 Quadrants.
1. Number each Quadrant; #1 upper right, #2 upper Left, #3 Lower Left and #4 Lower Right.
2. From Central to Wisdom tooth (1-8)
3. Add the Quadrant # first then the Tooth # for the tooth Number and Quadrant location. (UR
Central Is 11, and UL Canine is 23).
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, The International Numbering System for Primary Dentition? - ANS 4 Quadrants.
1. Number Each Quadrant; (note: permanent were 1 to 4) Primary will be 5-8. Upper Right #5,
Upper Left #6, Lower Left #7, Lower Right #8.
2. Count Tooth From Central To 2nd Molar.
(1-5)
3. Quadrant # first then The Tooth #. To show the Tooth Number and Quadrant location. (UR
Central is 51, and UL Canine is 63.
Which tooth surface faces the tongue? - ANS Lingual
What is the enlargement or Bulge on the cervical third of the lingual surface of the crown of
anterior teeth? - ANS Cingulum
Where would you most likely find a pit? - ANS At Center of a Fosse, or at the End of a buccal
grove
Anterior Tooth, name the Cusp surfaces and angle names? - ANS Mesial Cusp Ridge
Distal Cusp Ridge
Incisal Edge
Crown Cusp tip
Root Tip
Root
Identify the following Posterior tooth, Occlusal surfaces? - ANS Mesial
Buccal
Lingual
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