Dental Anatomy Final Exam review
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Describe the difference between the Incisal Ridge and Incisal Edge - ✔✔Incisal edge: sharp line that
delineates facial from lingual forms
Incisal ridge: covers entire incisal surface. Has more surface area then incisal edge.
When does calcification begin? By what time have all primary teeth begun calcification - ✔✔13-16 weeks
in utero calcification commences
18-20 weeks in utero: all primary teeth have initiated calcification
What is the order of the first evidence of Calcification in the Primary dentition? - ✔✔Central incisor → 1st
Molar → Lateral incisor → Canine → 2nd Molar
Which Primary teeth are First to have a complete root? When? - ✔✔Mx Central incisor
Md Central incisor
Md Lateral incisor
All at 1.5 years
Which Primary teeth are last to have a complete root? When? - ✔✔Mx and Md canines
3.25 years of age
By what age does anterior tooth spacing stop? - ✔✔6 years of age
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Which Permanent tooth is the 1st to erupt into the oral cavity? What age? - ✔✔Permanent 1st molars (Md
precedes Mx slightly)
6 years of age
By age 6, which Permanent teeth have Crowns that are Completely calcified? - ✔✔Central and Lateral
incisors
1st Premolars
1st Molars
(Md and Mx for all of these)
What is the Chronology of Calcification of the Permanent Mandibular teeth? - ✔✔1st Molar → Incisors →
Canines → Premolars → 2nd Molar → 3rd Molar
What is the Chronology of Calcification of the Permanent Maxillary teeth? - ✔✔1st Molar → Central
incisor → Canine → Lateral incisor → Premolars → 2nd Molar → 3rd Molar
What is the Order of Eruption for the Permanent Mandibular teeth? - ✔✔1st Molar → Central incisor →
Lateral incisor → Canine → 1st Premolar → 2nd Premolar → 2nd Molar → 3rd Molar
By 8 years of age, what is the state of the 2nd and 3rd Permanent Molars? - ✔✔2nd molar has not yet
erupted
3rd molar has not yet begun calcification
What are the 4 classifications of Cusp Form? - ✔✔Haplodont: single cone
Triconodont: 3 cusps in straight line
*Tritubercular Molar: 3 cusps in primary triangle*
Quadritubercular Molar: 4 cusps in rectangular or rhomboid form
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