Dental Anatomy Questions and Answers
2025
Premolars are what number from the Midline in each dental arch? -
answer4th and 5th tooth
Which teeth are not present in The Primary Dentition that are in the
Permanent Dentition? - answer1st and 2nd Premolars (Premolars
replace the 1st and 2nd Primary Molars).
When do Primary teeth Erupt? - answerFrom: 6 months to 26 months
Which of the following anomalies of the anterior teeth is mostly
associated with maxillary Lateral Incisors?
a) Peg Laterals
b) Hutchinison's Incisors
c) Attrition - answera) Peg Lateral
What is Anterior Over Jet? - answerWhen Maxillary Incisors, protrude
facial and Over Paste the Mandibular Incisor edge.
What is Anterior Open Bite? - answerWhen the Posterior Teeth
Occlude but anterior Maxillary and Mandibular Incisors Cant Occlude
or Come together.
What is Anterior Edge to Edge Bite? - answerWhen all teeth are at
MIP and Anterior Incisors Close Incisor edge to Incisor edge
Dental Anatomy Questions and Answers 2025
,What is Anterior Over Bite? - answerWhen Maxillary incisors Occlude
over and cover Mandibular Incisors. (Mandibular Incisors May touch
the Maxillary palate).
What is Posterior Cross bite? - answerDistal Maxillary Posterior teeth
Cusps don't MIP Over Buccal of mandibular Posterior teeth.
When A tooth Is positioned toward the Buccal or facial of its normal
line of occlusion, is called? - answerLabioversion
When a tooth is positioned Distal its Normal line of occlusion, is
called? - answerDistoversion
When a tooth is positioned toward the Lingual or tongue of its normal
line of occlusion, is called? - answerLingoversion
When a tooth is positioned Above the Normal line of Occlusion, is
called? - answerSupraverion
Who Came up with the Classification the classes of Occlusion? -
answerEdward Angle
What Classifies a Class I Occlusion? - answerThe Maxillary First
Molar, Mesial Buccal Cusp is Occluding at the Buccal Groove
Mandibular First Molar.
What Classifies a Class II Occlusion? - answerThe Maxillary First
Molar, Distal Buccal Cusp is Occluding at the Mandibular First Molar
Buccal Groove.
Dental Anatomy Questions and Answers 2025
, What Classifies a Class III Occlusion? - answerThe Maxillary 2nd
Premolar Buccal cusp is occluding with the Mandibular First Molar
Buccal Groove.
Which Of the following muscles of mastication help with lateral
Movements of the mandible?
a) Masseter Muscle
b) Temporalies Muscle
c) Lateral Pterygoid Muscle - answerc) Lateral Pterygoid Muscle
What direction are Lateral Movements? - answerSide to side
movement
Portion of the pulp in the Crown the tooth is called? - answerThe Pulp
Chamber
The portion of the Pulp in the Root Space of the tooth is called? -
answerThe root Canal
How Many roots may a maxillary central Incisor have? -
answerOne root, One Canal.
What is the space where the roots divide on a multi rooted tooth
called? - answerFurcation
Ideally How Many roots and canals will a Maxillary First Premolar
Have? - answerTwo Roots, Two Canals
What is a characteristic of Premolars?
Dental Anatomy Questions and Answers 2025
2025
Premolars are what number from the Midline in each dental arch? -
answer4th and 5th tooth
Which teeth are not present in The Primary Dentition that are in the
Permanent Dentition? - answer1st and 2nd Premolars (Premolars
replace the 1st and 2nd Primary Molars).
When do Primary teeth Erupt? - answerFrom: 6 months to 26 months
Which of the following anomalies of the anterior teeth is mostly
associated with maxillary Lateral Incisors?
a) Peg Laterals
b) Hutchinison's Incisors
c) Attrition - answera) Peg Lateral
What is Anterior Over Jet? - answerWhen Maxillary Incisors, protrude
facial and Over Paste the Mandibular Incisor edge.
What is Anterior Open Bite? - answerWhen the Posterior Teeth
Occlude but anterior Maxillary and Mandibular Incisors Cant Occlude
or Come together.
What is Anterior Edge to Edge Bite? - answerWhen all teeth are at
MIP and Anterior Incisors Close Incisor edge to Incisor edge
Dental Anatomy Questions and Answers 2025
,What is Anterior Over Bite? - answerWhen Maxillary incisors Occlude
over and cover Mandibular Incisors. (Mandibular Incisors May touch
the Maxillary palate).
What is Posterior Cross bite? - answerDistal Maxillary Posterior teeth
Cusps don't MIP Over Buccal of mandibular Posterior teeth.
When A tooth Is positioned toward the Buccal or facial of its normal
line of occlusion, is called? - answerLabioversion
When a tooth is positioned Distal its Normal line of occlusion, is
called? - answerDistoversion
When a tooth is positioned toward the Lingual or tongue of its normal
line of occlusion, is called? - answerLingoversion
When a tooth is positioned Above the Normal line of Occlusion, is
called? - answerSupraverion
Who Came up with the Classification the classes of Occlusion? -
answerEdward Angle
What Classifies a Class I Occlusion? - answerThe Maxillary First
Molar, Mesial Buccal Cusp is Occluding at the Buccal Groove
Mandibular First Molar.
What Classifies a Class II Occlusion? - answerThe Maxillary First
Molar, Distal Buccal Cusp is Occluding at the Mandibular First Molar
Buccal Groove.
Dental Anatomy Questions and Answers 2025
, What Classifies a Class III Occlusion? - answerThe Maxillary 2nd
Premolar Buccal cusp is occluding with the Mandibular First Molar
Buccal Groove.
Which Of the following muscles of mastication help with lateral
Movements of the mandible?
a) Masseter Muscle
b) Temporalies Muscle
c) Lateral Pterygoid Muscle - answerc) Lateral Pterygoid Muscle
What direction are Lateral Movements? - answerSide to side
movement
Portion of the pulp in the Crown the tooth is called? - answerThe Pulp
Chamber
The portion of the Pulp in the Root Space of the tooth is called? -
answerThe root Canal
How Many roots may a maxillary central Incisor have? -
answerOne root, One Canal.
What is the space where the roots divide on a multi rooted tooth
called? - answerFurcation
Ideally How Many roots and canals will a Maxillary First Premolar
Have? - answerTwo Roots, Two Canals
What is a characteristic of Premolars?
Dental Anatomy Questions and Answers 2025
