ADAA MIDTERM Exam Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
braces specialist - ✔✔orthodontist
root canal specialist - ✔✔endodontist
gum disease specialist - ✔✔periodontist
corrects disease, injury, or defects by surgery - ✔✔oral and maxillofacial surgeon
prosthetic specialist - ✔✔prosthodontist
children specialists - ✔✔pedodontist
lower jaw - ✔✔mandible
upper jaw - ✔✔maxilla
end of tmj allowing mandible to open and close - ✔✔condyles
two holes on the front surface of the mandible - ✔✔mental foramen
part of mandible that allows rotation of the tmj - ✔✔ramus
joint that allows movement of the the mandible - ✔✔TMJ
toward the front - ✔✔anterior
, toward the back - ✔✔posterior
toward or near the the midline of the body - ✔✔medial
toward the outer left and right of the body - ✔✔lateral
band of tissue on the inside of the lips that attach to the center of the maxillary and mandibular arch -
✔✔labial frenulum
skin that extends from the floor of the mouth underneath the tongue - ✔✔lingual frenulum
the gingiva underlying the root of the mouth - ✔✔hard palate
the skin posterior to the hard palate that moves freely - ✔✔soft palate
the pear shaped projection at the end of the soft palate - ✔✔uvula
lymphatic tissue located on each side of the throat - ✔✔tonsil
the area between the cheek and the teeth - ✔✔buccal vestibule
gland under the tongue that secretes salvia - ✔✔submandibular gland
the tapered end of each root tip where the nerve exits the tooth - ✔✔Apex
hard tissue that the teeth reside in - ✔✔bone
outer layer covering of the anatomic root of a tooth - ✔✔cementum
braces specialist - ✔✔orthodontist
root canal specialist - ✔✔endodontist
gum disease specialist - ✔✔periodontist
corrects disease, injury, or defects by surgery - ✔✔oral and maxillofacial surgeon
prosthetic specialist - ✔✔prosthodontist
children specialists - ✔✔pedodontist
lower jaw - ✔✔mandible
upper jaw - ✔✔maxilla
end of tmj allowing mandible to open and close - ✔✔condyles
two holes on the front surface of the mandible - ✔✔mental foramen
part of mandible that allows rotation of the tmj - ✔✔ramus
joint that allows movement of the the mandible - ✔✔TMJ
toward the front - ✔✔anterior
, toward the back - ✔✔posterior
toward or near the the midline of the body - ✔✔medial
toward the outer left and right of the body - ✔✔lateral
band of tissue on the inside of the lips that attach to the center of the maxillary and mandibular arch -
✔✔labial frenulum
skin that extends from the floor of the mouth underneath the tongue - ✔✔lingual frenulum
the gingiva underlying the root of the mouth - ✔✔hard palate
the skin posterior to the hard palate that moves freely - ✔✔soft palate
the pear shaped projection at the end of the soft palate - ✔✔uvula
lymphatic tissue located on each side of the throat - ✔✔tonsil
the area between the cheek and the teeth - ✔✔buccal vestibule
gland under the tongue that secretes salvia - ✔✔submandibular gland
the tapered end of each root tip where the nerve exits the tooth - ✔✔Apex
hard tissue that the teeth reside in - ✔✔bone
outer layer covering of the anatomic root of a tooth - ✔✔cementum
