Dental Anatomy Exam #1 Questions And
Answers 100% Verified
Which of the following is that part of the tooth's anatomy where adjacent tooth crowns in
the same arch physically touch on each proximal surface?
a. Cusp slope
b. Contact area
c. Height of contour
d. Embrasure CORRECT ANSWERS B
Sextants result from a dental arch divided into _____ parts based on the relationship to
the midline.
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five CORRECT ANSWERS B
How many teeth are involved in creating each embrasure located in the oral cavity?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five CORRECT ANSWERS A
What is another term used to describe the height of contour of a crown of a tooth?
a. Greatest depression
b. Curve of Spee
c. Crest of curvature
d. Curve of Wilson CORRECT ANSWERS C
Which of the following is the system of tooth designation commonly used in orthodontics
in which the oral cavity is divided into quadrants and each tooth is designated by a
numeral between 1 and 8?
a. Palmer Notation Method
b. D-A-Q-T System
c. Universal Tooth Designation System
d. International Standards Organization Designation System CORRECT ANSWERS A
How many dentition periods are designated throughout a person's life?
a. One
b. Two
d. Three
e. Four CORRECT ANSWERS D
, The first dentition period is the primary dentition period, which begins with the eruption
of the primary:
a. maxillary central incisors.
b. mandibular central incisors.
c. maxillary molars.
d. mandibular molars. CORRECT ANSWERS B
The mixed dentition period follows the _____ dentition period.
a. adult
b. permanent
c. adult
d. primary CORRECT ANSWERS D
During which dentition period do the jaws undergo the fastest and most noticeably
growth?
a. Primary
b. Deciduous
c. Mixed
d. Permanent CORRECT ANSWERS C
During which dentition period are the color differences between the primary and
permanent teeth especially noted?
a. Primary
b. Deciduous
c. Mixed
d. Permanent CORRECT ANSWERS C
Which dentition period begins approximately after 12 years of age?
a. Primary
b. Deciduous
c. Mixed
d. Permanent CORRECT ANSWERS D
During which dentition period can home care by the patient be especially difficult?
a. Primary
b. Deciduous
c. Mixed
d. Permanent CORRECT ANSWERS C
What term is used to describe the method by which the teeth of the mandibular arch
come into contact with those of the maxillary arch?
a. Occlusion
b. Protrusion
c. Retrognathia
d. Mesognathia CORRECT ANSWERS A
Answers 100% Verified
Which of the following is that part of the tooth's anatomy where adjacent tooth crowns in
the same arch physically touch on each proximal surface?
a. Cusp slope
b. Contact area
c. Height of contour
d. Embrasure CORRECT ANSWERS B
Sextants result from a dental arch divided into _____ parts based on the relationship to
the midline.
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five CORRECT ANSWERS B
How many teeth are involved in creating each embrasure located in the oral cavity?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five CORRECT ANSWERS A
What is another term used to describe the height of contour of a crown of a tooth?
a. Greatest depression
b. Curve of Spee
c. Crest of curvature
d. Curve of Wilson CORRECT ANSWERS C
Which of the following is the system of tooth designation commonly used in orthodontics
in which the oral cavity is divided into quadrants and each tooth is designated by a
numeral between 1 and 8?
a. Palmer Notation Method
b. D-A-Q-T System
c. Universal Tooth Designation System
d. International Standards Organization Designation System CORRECT ANSWERS A
How many dentition periods are designated throughout a person's life?
a. One
b. Two
d. Three
e. Four CORRECT ANSWERS D
, The first dentition period is the primary dentition period, which begins with the eruption
of the primary:
a. maxillary central incisors.
b. mandibular central incisors.
c. maxillary molars.
d. mandibular molars. CORRECT ANSWERS B
The mixed dentition period follows the _____ dentition period.
a. adult
b. permanent
c. adult
d. primary CORRECT ANSWERS D
During which dentition period do the jaws undergo the fastest and most noticeably
growth?
a. Primary
b. Deciduous
c. Mixed
d. Permanent CORRECT ANSWERS C
During which dentition period are the color differences between the primary and
permanent teeth especially noted?
a. Primary
b. Deciduous
c. Mixed
d. Permanent CORRECT ANSWERS C
Which dentition period begins approximately after 12 years of age?
a. Primary
b. Deciduous
c. Mixed
d. Permanent CORRECT ANSWERS D
During which dentition period can home care by the patient be especially difficult?
a. Primary
b. Deciduous
c. Mixed
d. Permanent CORRECT ANSWERS C
What term is used to describe the method by which the teeth of the mandibular arch
come into contact with those of the maxillary arch?
a. Occlusion
b. Protrusion
c. Retrognathia
d. Mesognathia CORRECT ANSWERS A
