ADAA Midterm Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
General Dentist - CORRECT ANSWER - Most common dental care provider.
Orthodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Aligning and straightening teeth
Endodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Root canal therapist
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon - CORRECT ANSWER - Dentist who has specialized in
surgeries of the head and neck region
`Prosthodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Prosthetics
Pedodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Children
Mandible - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower jaw
Maxilla - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper jaw
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) - CORRECT ANSWER - The joint on each side of the
head that allows movement of the mandible.
Mental Foramen - CORRECT ANSWER - One of two holes on the mandible. Permits
passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels.
Ramus - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of the mandible that turns the skill vertically to
allow rotation of the TMJ in a vertical direction
, Condyles - CORRECT ANSWER - Round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the
mandible to open and close.
Labial Frenum - CORRECT ANSWER - A band of tissue inside the mouth that is attached
at the center of the lips on both the maxillary and mandibular arches
Lingual Frenum - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin fold of skin that extends from the floor of
the mouth to the bottom of the tongue
Submandibular Gland - CORRECT ANSWER - A Gland under the tongue that secretes
saliva.
Hard Palate - CORRECT ANSWER - The gingiva underlying the roof of the mouth
Soft Palate - CORRECT ANSWER - The skin posterior to the hard palate that moves
freely.
Buccal Vestibule - CORRECT ANSWER - The area between the cheek and the teeth
Enamel, Dentin, Cement, Crown, Root, Pulp, Apex - CORRECT ANSWER -
Labial - CORRECT ANSWER -
Labial - CORRECT ANSWER - The outer surface for anterior teeth facing the lops
Buccal - CORRECT ANSWER - The outer surface for posterior teeth facing the cheek
Facial - CORRECT ANSWER - This term can replace labial and buccal. Describes
anterior teeth facing anteriorly
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
General Dentist - CORRECT ANSWER - Most common dental care provider.
Orthodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Aligning and straightening teeth
Endodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Root canal therapist
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon - CORRECT ANSWER - Dentist who has specialized in
surgeries of the head and neck region
`Prosthodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Prosthetics
Pedodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Children
Mandible - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower jaw
Maxilla - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper jaw
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) - CORRECT ANSWER - The joint on each side of the
head that allows movement of the mandible.
Mental Foramen - CORRECT ANSWER - One of two holes on the mandible. Permits
passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels.
Ramus - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of the mandible that turns the skill vertically to
allow rotation of the TMJ in a vertical direction
, Condyles - CORRECT ANSWER - Round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the
mandible to open and close.
Labial Frenum - CORRECT ANSWER - A band of tissue inside the mouth that is attached
at the center of the lips on both the maxillary and mandibular arches
Lingual Frenum - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin fold of skin that extends from the floor of
the mouth to the bottom of the tongue
Submandibular Gland - CORRECT ANSWER - A Gland under the tongue that secretes
saliva.
Hard Palate - CORRECT ANSWER - The gingiva underlying the roof of the mouth
Soft Palate - CORRECT ANSWER - The skin posterior to the hard palate that moves
freely.
Buccal Vestibule - CORRECT ANSWER - The area between the cheek and the teeth
Enamel, Dentin, Cement, Crown, Root, Pulp, Apex - CORRECT ANSWER -
Labial - CORRECT ANSWER -
Labial - CORRECT ANSWER - The outer surface for anterior teeth facing the lops
Buccal - CORRECT ANSWER - The outer surface for posterior teeth facing the cheek
Facial - CORRECT ANSWER - This term can replace labial and buccal. Describes
anterior teeth facing anteriorly
