Final Exam/EFDA Board

What is the pinpoint depression where two or more grooves meet? - Answer- Pit What are the elevated crests of enamel which form the mesial and distal margins of the occlusal surface? - Answer- Marginal Ridges What is the term denoting the V-shaped spaces between the proximal surfaces of two adjoining teeth in contact? - Answer- Embrasures What is the bulk of the tooth made up of? - Answer- Dentin When the MESIOBUCCAL cusp of the Maxillary 1st molar occludes the INTERDENTAL space between the Mandibular 2nd premolar and the MESIAL cusp of the Mandibular 1st molar, what class of occlusion would be found? - Answer- Class 2 Occlusion The ridge formed by the union of two triangular ridges which extend across the surface of posterior teeth is known as what? - Answer- Transverse Ridge A cavity preparation that includes the Mesial Incisal angle of a Maxillary Central Incisor is classified as what? - Answer- Class IV Cavity Preparation What is the structure that covers the anatomical crown of the tooth? - Answer- Enamel In the majority of cases, the maxillary first premolar differs from the maxillary second premolar in that the maxillary first premolar has what? - Answer- 2 roots -1 buccal -1 lingual Interproximal spaces between the teeth are filled normally by the what? - Answer- Gingival Papillae What is the relationship between working end of the instrument and the tooth surface is known as what? - Answer- Adaptation Carious lesions are least likely to occur in or on what? - Answer- Cusp tips Instruments used to place amalgams and composite resins into preparations are known as...? - Answer- Compactors The radicular pulp continues with the tissues of the periapical area via the...? - Answer- Apical Foramen What is a shallow