ADAA Final Exam Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
Mesial - ✔✔Closest to midline
Distal - ✔✔Farthest from midline
Lingual - ✔✔Tongue side of teeth
Labial - ✔✔Facing the lips
Facial/Buccal - ✔✔Facing the cheek
Occlusal - ✔✔Chewing surface of the tooth (posterior teeth)
Incisal - ✔✔Used for cutting (anterior teeth)
General Dentist - ✔✔Treats and manages overall oral healthcare
Orthodontist - ✔✔Aligns and straightens teeth
Endodontist - ✔✔Root Canal Therapy(RTC)
Periodontist - ✔✔Gum disease or Periodontal disease
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon - ✔✔Treats diseases, injuries related to jaw, head, neck, face, jaws and
mouth by surgeries
Prosthodontist - ✔✔Prosthetics including dentures, and partials
, Pedodontist - ✔✔Treats and manages over oral healthcare for children
Frontal plane - ✔✔anterior and posterior portions
Midsagittal plane - ✔✔left and right portions
Horizontal plane - ✔✔upper and lower portions
Mandible - ✔✔lower jaw that holds teeth (aka the mandibular arch)
Maxilla - ✔✔upper jaw that holds teeth (aka the maxillary arch)
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) - ✔✔the joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the
mandible
Mental Foramen - ✔✔1 of 2 holes located on the front surface of the mandible...they are between the
1st and 2nd premolars...they permit passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels
Ramus - ✔✔part of the mandible that turns towards the skull 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 - ✔✔band of tissue inside the mouth that is attached at the center of the lips on both the
maxillary and the mandibular arch
Lingual Frenum - ✔✔thin fold of skin that extends from the floor of the mouth to the bottom of the
tongue
Submandibular Gland - ✔✔gland under the tongue that secretes saliva
Mesial - ✔✔Closest to midline
Distal - ✔✔Farthest from midline
Lingual - ✔✔Tongue side of teeth
Labial - ✔✔Facing the lips
Facial/Buccal - ✔✔Facing the cheek
Occlusal - ✔✔Chewing surface of the tooth (posterior teeth)
Incisal - ✔✔Used for cutting (anterior teeth)
General Dentist - ✔✔Treats and manages overall oral healthcare
Orthodontist - ✔✔Aligns and straightens teeth
Endodontist - ✔✔Root Canal Therapy(RTC)
Periodontist - ✔✔Gum disease or Periodontal disease
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon - ✔✔Treats diseases, injuries related to jaw, head, neck, face, jaws and
mouth by surgeries
Prosthodontist - ✔✔Prosthetics including dentures, and partials
, Pedodontist - ✔✔Treats and manages over oral healthcare for children
Frontal plane - ✔✔anterior and posterior portions
Midsagittal plane - ✔✔left and right portions
Horizontal plane - ✔✔upper and lower portions
Mandible - ✔✔lower jaw that holds teeth (aka the mandibular arch)
Maxilla - ✔✔upper jaw that holds teeth (aka the maxillary arch)
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) - ✔✔the joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the
mandible
Mental Foramen - ✔✔1 of 2 holes located on the front surface of the mandible...they are between the
1st and 2nd premolars...they permit passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels
Ramus - ✔✔part of the mandible that turns towards the skull 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 - ✔✔band of tissue inside the mouth that is attached at the center of the lips on both the
maxillary and the mandibular arch
Lingual Frenum - ✔✔thin fold of skin that extends from the floor of the mouth to the bottom of the
tongue
Submandibular Gland - ✔✔gland under the tongue that secretes saliva
