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Dental Anatomy Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Twelve - answer✔How many total molars are there in the complete adult dentition?
#8 and #9 - answer✔Which two teeth have their mesial surfaces contacting one another?
Dentin - answer✔Which tissue makes up the majority of the bulk of the tooth?
Marginal Ridge - answer✔Which of the following is NOT one of the four cusp ridges on the
buccal cusp of a premolar?
Three - answer✔On incisors, the number of lobes on the facial surface (which is the same as the
number of mamelons on the incisal surface) is?
Mesiodistal line angle - answer✔Which of the following is NOT a possible line angle of an
incisor crown?
Middle - answer✔When viewed from the proximal, the lingual crest of curvature (height of
contour) for posterior teeth is most likely located in the _______ third.
Enamel - answer✔Which tooth structure is hardest (most calcified)?
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Buccal triangular and lingual triangular ridges - answer✔What two ridges make up the transverse
ridge on most premolars?
Cervix, trunk, furication, apex - answer✔What is the correct order of anatomic landmarks of a
tooth with two roots beginning at the cementoenamel junction and moving toward the root tip?
Occlucal - answer✔In an adult with ideal tooth alignment and in ideal occlusion, which surface
of tooth #16 touches tooth #17?
Labial - answer✔When referring to mandibular anterior tooth surfaces, what term may correctly
be used to refer to a facial surface?
Six - answer✔How many molars are there in the mandible of a person with a complete set of his
adult teeth?
Transverse ridge - answer✔If two triangular ridges join, what is the entire ridge called?
The facial and lingual heights of contour are both in the cervical third - answer✔What is the
general guideline for the location of the height of contour (crest of curvature) on most anterior
teeth?
Eight - answer✔How many total premolars are there in the complete adult human dentition?
#19 - answer✔What is the universal number for the permanent mandibular left first molar?
Mesial - answer✔In ideal tooth alignment, what surface of tooth #16 touches #15?
12/3/2024 11:27AM
Dental Anatomy Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Twelve - answer✔How many total molars are there in the complete adult dentition?
#8 and #9 - answer✔Which two teeth have their mesial surfaces contacting one another?
Dentin - answer✔Which tissue makes up the majority of the bulk of the tooth?
Marginal Ridge - answer✔Which of the following is NOT one of the four cusp ridges on the
buccal cusp of a premolar?
Three - answer✔On incisors, the number of lobes on the facial surface (which is the same as the
number of mamelons on the incisal surface) is?
Mesiodistal line angle - answer✔Which of the following is NOT a possible line angle of an
incisor crown?
Middle - answer✔When viewed from the proximal, the lingual crest of curvature (height of
contour) for posterior teeth is most likely located in the _______ third.
Enamel - answer✔Which tooth structure is hardest (most calcified)?
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12/3/2024 11:27AM
Buccal triangular and lingual triangular ridges - answer✔What two ridges make up the transverse
ridge on most premolars?
Cervix, trunk, furication, apex - answer✔What is the correct order of anatomic landmarks of a
tooth with two roots beginning at the cementoenamel junction and moving toward the root tip?
Occlucal - answer✔In an adult with ideal tooth alignment and in ideal occlusion, which surface
of tooth #16 touches tooth #17?
Labial - answer✔When referring to mandibular anterior tooth surfaces, what term may correctly
be used to refer to a facial surface?
Six - answer✔How many molars are there in the mandible of a person with a complete set of his
adult teeth?
Transverse ridge - answer✔If two triangular ridges join, what is the entire ridge called?
The facial and lingual heights of contour are both in the cervical third - answer✔What is the
general guideline for the location of the height of contour (crest of curvature) on most anterior
teeth?
Eight - answer✔How many total premolars are there in the complete adult human dentition?
#19 - answer✔What is the universal number for the permanent mandibular left first molar?
Mesial - answer✔In ideal tooth alignment, what surface of tooth #16 touches #15?
