Dental anatomy Exam 1 Questions with Correct Solutions||100% Guaranteed Pass||A+ GRADED||Updated 2025/2026 Syllabus||<<Newest Version>>

Dental anatomy Exam 1 Questions with Correct Solutions||100% Guaranteed Pass||A+ GRADED||Updated 2025/2026 Syllabus||&lt;&lt;Newest Version&gt;&gt; Most common areas for 'extra teeth' - ANSWER Maxillary incisors, Maxillary third molars, and Mandibular Premolar Mesiodens - ANSWER Supernumerary tooth between two permanent maxillary central incisors Third Molar Malformations - ANSWER Maxillary third molars have the greatest variation in crown shape Peg Lateral Incisor - ANSWER when the laterals are smaller in size than normal and are shaped like a peg Gemination (twinning) - ANSWER twin crown, but 1 root common pulp canal twinning occurs more frequently in - ANSWER max. incisors or canines fusion of teeth - ANSWER union of two independently developing primary or secondary teeth fusion always involves - ANSWER dentin fusion is commonly found in - ANSWER mandibular anteriors Shovel-shaped incisors are one of the most distinctive features of people from: - ANSWER Asian, Indian, and Native American populations Shovel-shaped incisors - ANSWER anterior teeth which on their lingual (tongue) surface are concave with two raised edges that make them look like tiny shovels Hutchinson's Incisors result from - ANSWER mother passing syphilis to an unborn child Hutchinson's Incisors - ANSWER appear screwdriver shaped Mulberry Molars- Congenital Syphilis - ANSWER Berry-like in shape on the occlusal surfaces Enamel hyperplasia - ANSWER increase of enamel tissue Tuberculum - ANSWER extra lingual cusps talon cusp - ANSWER accessory cusp that arises from the cingulum of an incisor or canine Tubercles on teeth - ANSWER small extra enamel projections Microdontia - ANSWER abnormally small teeth Macrodontia - ANSWER abnormally large teeth Enamel Pearls - ANSWER Small spherical enamel projections on tooth surface. Taurodontia - ANSWER Teeth characterized by very large pulp chambers and very short roots. Dilaceration - ANSWER an abnormal bend or curve, as in the root of a tooth dens in dente (dens invaginatus) - ANSWER "tooth within a tooth" *invagination of the crown or tooth that is lined with enamel Concrescence - ANSWER Union of teeth by cementum Dwarfed Roots - ANSWER short roots, May be a hereditary trait or a result from orthodontic movement that was too rapid Hypercementosis - ANSWER - Excess cementum from trauma - Often seen when an opposing tooth is missing Accessory roots - ANSWER Extra root on tooth Unerupted/impacted teeth - ANSWER Teeth that cease to erupt before emergence Most common teeth to be impacted are - ANSWER Third molars and/ or Maxillary canines Misplaced Teeth - ANSWER Ectopic eruption or transposition