ADAA Final Exam Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
Closest to midline - ✔✔Mesial
Farthest from midline - ✔✔Distal
Tongue side of teeth - ✔✔Lingual
Facing the lips - ✔✔Labial
Facing the cheek - ✔✔Facial/Buccal
Chewing surface of the tooth (posterior teeth) - ✔✔Occlusal
Used for cutting (anterior teeth) - ✔✔Incisal
Treats and manages overall oral healthcare - ✔✔General Dentist
Aligns and straightens teeth - ✔✔Orthodontist
Root Canal Therapy(RTC) - ✔✔Endodontist
Gum disease or Periodontal disease - ✔✔Periodontist
Treats diseases, injuries related to jaw, head, neck, face, jaws and mouth by surgeries - ✔✔Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgeon
Prosthetics including dentures, and partials - ✔✔Prosthodontist
, Treats and manages over oral healthcare for children - ✔✔Pedodontist
anterior and posterior portions - ✔✔Frontal plane
left and right portions - ✔✔Midsagittal plane
upper and lower portions - ✔✔Horizontal plane
lower jaw that holds teeth (aka the mandibular arch) - ✔✔Mandible
upper jaw that holds teeth (aka the maxillary arch) - ✔✔Maxilla
the joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the mandible - ✔✔Temporomandibular
Joint (TMJ)
1 of 2 holes located on the front surface of the mandible...they are between the 1st and 2nd
premolars...they permit passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels - ✔✔Mental Foramen
part of the mandible that turns towards the skull vertically to allow rotation of the TMJ in a vertical
direction - ✔✔Ramus
round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the mandible to open and close - ✔✔Condyles
band of tissue inside the mouth that is attached at the center of the lips on both the maxillary and the
mandibular arch - ✔✔Labial Frenum
thin fold of skin that extends from the floor of the mouth to the bottom of the tongue - ✔✔Lingual
Frenum
gland under the tongue that secretes saliva - ✔✔Submandibular Gland
Closest to midline - ✔✔Mesial
Farthest from midline - ✔✔Distal
Tongue side of teeth - ✔✔Lingual
Facing the lips - ✔✔Labial
Facing the cheek - ✔✔Facial/Buccal
Chewing surface of the tooth (posterior teeth) - ✔✔Occlusal
Used for cutting (anterior teeth) - ✔✔Incisal
Treats and manages overall oral healthcare - ✔✔General Dentist
Aligns and straightens teeth - ✔✔Orthodontist
Root Canal Therapy(RTC) - ✔✔Endodontist
Gum disease or Periodontal disease - ✔✔Periodontist
Treats diseases, injuries related to jaw, head, neck, face, jaws and mouth by surgeries - ✔✔Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgeon
Prosthetics including dentures, and partials - ✔✔Prosthodontist
, Treats and manages over oral healthcare for children - ✔✔Pedodontist
anterior and posterior portions - ✔✔Frontal plane
left and right portions - ✔✔Midsagittal plane
upper and lower portions - ✔✔Horizontal plane
lower jaw that holds teeth (aka the mandibular arch) - ✔✔Mandible
upper jaw that holds teeth (aka the maxillary arch) - ✔✔Maxilla
the joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the mandible - ✔✔Temporomandibular
Joint (TMJ)
1 of 2 holes located on the front surface of the mandible...they are between the 1st and 2nd
premolars...they permit passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels - ✔✔Mental Foramen
part of the mandible that turns towards the skull vertically to allow rotation of the TMJ in a vertical
direction - ✔✔Ramus
round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the mandible to open and close - ✔✔Condyles
band of tissue inside the mouth that is attached at the center of the lips on both the maxillary and the
mandibular arch - ✔✔Labial Frenum
thin fold of skin that extends from the floor of the mouth to the bottom of the tongue - ✔✔Lingual
Frenum
gland under the tongue that secretes saliva - ✔✔Submandibular Gland
