ADAA Final Review Questions and Answers

ADAA Final Review Questions and
Answers


General Dentist

Most common dental care provider.

Orthodontist

Aligning and straightening teeth

Endodontist

Root canal therapist

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Dentist who has specialized in surgeries of the head and neck region

`Prosthodontist

Prosthetics

Pedodontist

Children

Mandible

Lower jaw

Maxilla

Upper jaw

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

The joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the mandible.

,Mental Foramen

One of two holes on the mandible. Permits passage of the mental nerve and
blood vessels.




Ramus

Part of the mandible that turns the skill vertically to allow rotation of the TMJ in a
vertical direction




Condyles

Round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the mandible to open and
close.




Labial Frenum

, A band of tissue inside the mouth that is attached at the center of the lips on both
the maxillary and mandibular arches

Lingual Frenum

Thin fold of skin that extends from the floor of the mouth to the bottom of the
tongue

Submandibular Gland

A Gland under the tongue that secretes saliva.




Hard Palate

The gingiva underlying the roof of the mouth

Soft Palate

The skin posterior to the hard palate that moves freely.

Buccal Vestibule

The area between the cheek and the teeth




Enamel, Dentin, Cement, Crown, Root, Pulp, Apex