Dental Anatomy Final UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The mandibular canine has the longest root length in the permanent dentition.
b. The mandibular canine has the longest crown inciso-cervically in the permanent dentition.
c. The maxillary canine has the longest crown inciso-cervically in the permanent dentition.
d. The maxillary canine has the longest root length in the permanent dentition. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔d. The maxillary canine has the longest root length in the permanent
dentition.
Comparing root lengths of the permanent dentition, which of the following has the longest
root?
a. Mandibular first premolar
b. Mandibular lateral incisor
c. Maxillary first premolar
d. Maxillary lateral incisor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. Mandibular first premolar
Which of the following has the longest clinical crown in the permanent dentition?
a. Mandibular Canine
b. Maxillary Canine
c. Maxillary Central Incisor
d. Mandibular First Molar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. Maxillary Central Incisor
All of the following EXCEPT one has an endodontic access opening that is ovoid in nature:
a. Maxillary Canine
b. Mandibular Canine
,c. Maxillary first premolar
d. Maxillary Central Incisor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. Maxillary Central Incisor
All of the following root surfaces have root depressions that are deeper on the distal than their
mesial surfaces EXCEPT one, which one is this EXCEPTION?
a. Mandibular central incisor
b. Mandibular first premolar
c. Maxillary lateral incisor
d. Maxillary first premolar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. Maxillary first premolar
Bob has several teeth that will need extraction. Of the following, which teeth should be the
least complicated extraction?
a. Maxillary first premolar
b. Maxillary central incisor
c. Mandibular central incisor
d. Mandibular first premolar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. Maxillary central incisor
One would typically find that the maxillary first premolar has how many roots and canals?
a. Three roots; one facial, two lingual with one canal in each root
b. One root and one canal
c. Two roots; one mesial and one distal with two canals in the mesial and one in the distal
d. Two roots; one facial and one lingual with one canal in each root - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔d. Two roots; one facial and one lingual with one canal in each root
Which of the following teeth would have the lowest percentage chance of having three roots?
a. Mandibular first molar
b. Maxillary first molar
, c. Maxillary first premolar
d. Maxillary second molar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. Mandibular first molar
Which of the following would have the highest chance of having a bifurcated root?
a. Mandibular lateral incisor
b. Mandibular second premolar
c. Mandibular Canine
d. Mandibular central incisor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. Mandibular Canine
The geometric shape of the mandibular lateral incisor at midroot is considered?
a. Ovoid
b. Triangular
c. Hourglass
d. Kidney Bean - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. Hourglass
The geometric shape of the Maxillary Canine root at the CEJ is
a. Ovoid with the lingual wider than the facial
b. Ovoid with the facial wider than the lingual
c. Ovoid with the mesial wider than the distal
d. Ovoid with the distal wider than the mesial - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. Ovoid with the
facial wider than the lingual
Which of the following anterior teeth may be more susceptible to caries because of the
anatomical nature of their cingulum?
a. # 22
b. # 10
c. # 6
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The mandibular canine has the longest root length in the permanent dentition.
b. The mandibular canine has the longest crown inciso-cervically in the permanent dentition.
c. The maxillary canine has the longest crown inciso-cervically in the permanent dentition.
d. The maxillary canine has the longest root length in the permanent dentition. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔d. The maxillary canine has the longest root length in the permanent
dentition.
Comparing root lengths of the permanent dentition, which of the following has the longest
root?
a. Mandibular first premolar
b. Mandibular lateral incisor
c. Maxillary first premolar
d. Maxillary lateral incisor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. Mandibular first premolar
Which of the following has the longest clinical crown in the permanent dentition?
a. Mandibular Canine
b. Maxillary Canine
c. Maxillary Central Incisor
d. Mandibular First Molar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. Maxillary Central Incisor
All of the following EXCEPT one has an endodontic access opening that is ovoid in nature:
a. Maxillary Canine
b. Mandibular Canine
,c. Maxillary first premolar
d. Maxillary Central Incisor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. Maxillary Central Incisor
All of the following root surfaces have root depressions that are deeper on the distal than their
mesial surfaces EXCEPT one, which one is this EXCEPTION?
a. Mandibular central incisor
b. Mandibular first premolar
c. Maxillary lateral incisor
d. Maxillary first premolar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. Maxillary first premolar
Bob has several teeth that will need extraction. Of the following, which teeth should be the
least complicated extraction?
a. Maxillary first premolar
b. Maxillary central incisor
c. Mandibular central incisor
d. Mandibular first premolar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. Maxillary central incisor
One would typically find that the maxillary first premolar has how many roots and canals?
a. Three roots; one facial, two lingual with one canal in each root
b. One root and one canal
c. Two roots; one mesial and one distal with two canals in the mesial and one in the distal
d. Two roots; one facial and one lingual with one canal in each root - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔d. Two roots; one facial and one lingual with one canal in each root
Which of the following teeth would have the lowest percentage chance of having three roots?
a. Mandibular first molar
b. Maxillary first molar
, c. Maxillary first premolar
d. Maxillary second molar - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. Mandibular first molar
Which of the following would have the highest chance of having a bifurcated root?
a. Mandibular lateral incisor
b. Mandibular second premolar
c. Mandibular Canine
d. Mandibular central incisor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. Mandibular Canine
The geometric shape of the mandibular lateral incisor at midroot is considered?
a. Ovoid
b. Triangular
c. Hourglass
d. Kidney Bean - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. Hourglass
The geometric shape of the Maxillary Canine root at the CEJ is
a. Ovoid with the lingual wider than the facial
b. Ovoid with the facial wider than the lingual
c. Ovoid with the mesial wider than the distal
d. Ovoid with the distal wider than the mesial - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. Ovoid with the
facial wider than the lingual
Which of the following anterior teeth may be more susceptible to caries because of the
anatomical nature of their cingulum?
a. # 22
b. # 10
c. # 6
