ANATOMY OF OROFACIAL STRUCTURES
9TH EDITION CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 FULL SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD
QUESTIONS
◉ alveolar mucosa
Answer: Mucosa between the mucobuccal fold and gingiva.
◉ buccal mucosa
Answer: Mucous membrane lining the cheek.
◉ labial mucosa
Answer: the inner surface of the lips
◉ mucogingival junction
Answer: Distinct line of color change in the tissue where the alveolar
membrane meets with attached gingivae
◉ attached gingiva
,Answer: gingiva that tightly adheres to the bone around the roots of
the teeth
◉ interdental papilla
Answer: sharp, pointed projection of gingival in between the teeth
◉ Lingual frenum of tongue
Answer: -thin sheet of tissue
-attaches midline of ventral surface of tongue to floor of mouth
◉ sublingual fold
Answer: ridge of tissue on each side of the floor of the mouth
◉ sublingual caruncle
Answer: small papilla at anterior end of each sublingual fold
◉ Classes of Teeth
Answer: incisors, canines, premolars, molars
◉ arches of teeth
Answer: maxillary and mandibular
,◉ primary dentition
Answer: consists of 20 teeth (A-T) that are normally lost during
childhood and are replaced by the permanent teeth
◉ what teeth are missing in primary dentition
Answer: premolars
◉ permanent dentition
Answer: consists of 32 teeth that are designed to last a lifetime
◉ what are the 3 dentition periods
Answer: primary, mixed, permanent
◉ FDI
Answer: uses dashes
◉ ridges on teeth
Answer: linear elevations on all teeth
◉ cusps
Answer: canine and posterior teeth one major elevation
, ◉ how many cusps on a maxillary molar
Answer: 2 buccal, 2 lingual, (5th normally on 1st molar)
◉ how many cusps on maxillary premolar and a mand 1st premolar
Answer: 2
◉ how many cusps on a mand 2nd premolar
Answer: 3 - 2 buccal, 1 lingual
◉ Contact area
Answer: Where the proximal sides of two teeth come together and
touch
◉ Height of contour
Answer: The greatest distance around a tooth
◉ Embrasures are
Answer: The proximal spaces around a tooth, v-shaped valleys, part
of the self-cleaning process
◉ Line angle
Answer: Junction of two walls in a cavity preparation
9TH EDITION CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 FULL SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD
QUESTIONS
◉ alveolar mucosa
Answer: Mucosa between the mucobuccal fold and gingiva.
◉ buccal mucosa
Answer: Mucous membrane lining the cheek.
◉ labial mucosa
Answer: the inner surface of the lips
◉ mucogingival junction
Answer: Distinct line of color change in the tissue where the alveolar
membrane meets with attached gingivae
◉ attached gingiva
,Answer: gingiva that tightly adheres to the bone around the roots of
the teeth
◉ interdental papilla
Answer: sharp, pointed projection of gingival in between the teeth
◉ Lingual frenum of tongue
Answer: -thin sheet of tissue
-attaches midline of ventral surface of tongue to floor of mouth
◉ sublingual fold
Answer: ridge of tissue on each side of the floor of the mouth
◉ sublingual caruncle
Answer: small papilla at anterior end of each sublingual fold
◉ Classes of Teeth
Answer: incisors, canines, premolars, molars
◉ arches of teeth
Answer: maxillary and mandibular
,◉ primary dentition
Answer: consists of 20 teeth (A-T) that are normally lost during
childhood and are replaced by the permanent teeth
◉ what teeth are missing in primary dentition
Answer: premolars
◉ permanent dentition
Answer: consists of 32 teeth that are designed to last a lifetime
◉ what are the 3 dentition periods
Answer: primary, mixed, permanent
◉ FDI
Answer: uses dashes
◉ ridges on teeth
Answer: linear elevations on all teeth
◉ cusps
Answer: canine and posterior teeth one major elevation
, ◉ how many cusps on a maxillary molar
Answer: 2 buccal, 2 lingual, (5th normally on 1st molar)
◉ how many cusps on maxillary premolar and a mand 1st premolar
Answer: 2
◉ how many cusps on a mand 2nd premolar
Answer: 3 - 2 buccal, 1 lingual
◉ Contact area
Answer: Where the proximal sides of two teeth come together and
touch
◉ Height of contour
Answer: The greatest distance around a tooth
◉ Embrasures are
Answer: The proximal spaces around a tooth, v-shaped valleys, part
of the self-cleaning process
◉ Line angle
Answer: Junction of two walls in a cavity preparation
