ADAA MIDTERM Exam Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
Specializes in root canal - ✔✔Endodontists
Specializes in gum disease - ✔✔periodontist
specializes in children's teeth - ✔✔Pedodontist
corrects disease, injury or defects by surgery - ✔✔oral & maxillofacial surgeon
specializes in prosthetics - ✔✔Prosthodontist
Specializes in alignment and straightening of teeth - ✔✔orthodontist
lower jaw that holds teeth - ✔✔mandible
The round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the mandible to open and close - ✔✔condyles
A part of the mandible that turns towards the skull vertically to allow rotation of the TMJ in a vertical
direction - ✔✔ramus
Is one of two holes located on the front surface of the mandible between the 1st and 2nd premolars
that permits passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels - ✔✔Mental Foramen
Upper jaw that holds teeth - ✔✔Maxilla
The joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the mandible - ✔✔temporomandibular joint
(TMJ)
Specializes in root canal - ✔✔Endodontists
Specializes in gum disease - ✔✔periodontist
specializes in children's teeth - ✔✔Pedodontist
corrects disease, injury or defects by surgery - ✔✔oral & maxillofacial surgeon
specializes in prosthetics - ✔✔Prosthodontist
Specializes in alignment and straightening of teeth - ✔✔orthodontist
lower jaw that holds teeth - ✔✔mandible
The round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the mandible to open and close - ✔✔condyles
A part of the mandible that turns towards the skull vertically to allow rotation of the TMJ in a vertical
direction - ✔✔ramus
Is one of two holes located on the front surface of the mandible between the 1st and 2nd premolars
that permits passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels - ✔✔Mental Foramen
Upper jaw that holds teeth - ✔✔Maxilla
The joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the mandible - ✔✔temporomandibular joint
(TMJ)
