Dental Assistant Comprehensive Prep Questions And Answers Complete Review Material

DENTAL ASSISTANT COMPREHENSIVE
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPLETE REVIEW MATERIAL

●● Torus Mandibularis
Answer: A bony overgrowth on the lingal surface of the mandible near
the premolars and molar areas


●● Impaction
Answer: Any tooth that remains unerupted in the jaws beyond the time
at which it should normally erupt


●● Anatomic Crown
Answer: Portion of the tooth that is covered with enamel


●● Clinical Crown
Answer: Portion of the tooth that is visible in the oral cavity


●● Cervix
Answer: The location where the crown of the tooth and its roots meet


●● Cementoenamel Junction

, Answer: The location where the enamel, which covers the crown of the
tooth, and the cementum, which covers the root of the tooth, meet


●● Enamel
Answer: The hardest and most highly mineralized substance in the
human body


●● Dentin
Answer: Hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp and is covered
by enamel on the crown and by cementum on the root


●● Cementum
Answer: Specialized, calcified connective tissue that covers the
anatomic root of the tooth


●● Pulp
Answer: The part in the center of the tooth made up of living connective
tissue and cells called odontoblasts


●● Periodontal Ligament
Answer: Commonly abbreviated as P D L, a group of connective tissue
fibers that essentially attach a tooth to the alveolar bone within which
sits