Certified Dental Assistant Exam 1 With Solutions 100% Solved

Certified Dental Assistant Exam 1 With
Solutions 100% Solved

Premolars function is holding and grinding; 4 mandible, 4 maxillary; 2-3 cusps; posterior

teeth




Molars The back 12 teeth, used to chew, 3 teeth per quadrant.




Buccal Surface of the tooth adjacent to the cheek.




Labial Lip/ front part of the facial surface for incisors and canines.




Facial Outer surface of teeth (labial + buccal)




Lingual Surface of tooth adjacent to the tongue.




Distal Surface of the tooth away from the midline




Mesial Surface of the tooth towards the midline

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Occlusal The biting surface of posterior teeth




Individual cusps are named how? Mesiobuccal, Mesiolingual, Distobuccal and

Distolingual.




Secondary teeth total of 32 secondary teeth, 8 incisors, 4 cuspids, 8 premolars, and 12

molars.




Primary Teeth (Deciduous) total of 20 primary teeth, 8 incisors, 4 cuspids, and 8 molars.

No premolars are developed. Incisors are the first to erupt.




Maxilla two bones forming the upper jaw, rigidly attached to the skull.




Mandible a horseshoe shaped bone wich articulates with thte skull by way of the TMJ.




Catenary Arch the distinctive shape of the dental arches.