Intro to Morphology

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What are the three major functions of the Teeth and there definition ?
- Mastication -chewing
- Phonetics - speaking
- aesthetics - appearance
What is the function of the anterior teeth ?
What is the function of the posterior teeth ?
- Anterior Teeth = incising
- Posterior Teeth = grinding
Explain the concept of teeth form to function ?
- Teeth are formed to take the shape of the job they will be performing.
- Carnivores - tearing meat
- Herbivores - grinding vegetation
- Omnivores - Both Lateral and vertical chewing
Name the two arches and the quadrants represented by them ?
- Maxillary Arch - Right and Left Quadrant
- Mandibular Arch - Right and Left Quadrant
Name the Anterior Teeth and the Posterior Teeth ?

What is an alternate name for Canines?
What is an alternate name for Premolars?
- Anterior Teeth - Incisors and Canines (Cuspids)
- Posterior Teeth - Premolars (Bicuspids - sometimes three cusps Tricuspids) and Molars
Explain these tooth numbering systems ?

Universal (1-32 and A-T)

Federation Dentare Internationale
(quadrant/tooth)

Palmer notation (quadrant/tooth)
- Universal numbers all teeth Right to Left and in a clockwise fashion.
- Universal for deciduous teeth - A-T
Federation Dentare = Quadrant and tooth number. Example - canines (13,23 ,33, 43)

Palmer Notation= It is a cross quadrant with the number 1-8
What is the Anatomical crown made of ?
What is the Anatomical root made of ?
What is the clinical crown ?
What is the clinical root ?
- Anatomical crown: enamel
- Anatomical root : cementum
The clinical portion is the portion you can see with the naked eye.
What is enamel ?
What is cementum ?
What is Dentin ?

Enamel - the hardest substance in the human body , but it is brittle .

Cementum - is the the surface layer of the tooth root

Dentin-Main component of the tooth
Draw the Dentoenameljunction (DEJ) ?
Draw the Cementoenameljunction (CEJ) aka cervical line ?
- where the Dentin and enamel meet.
- where the cementum and enamel meet.
Draw the pulp cavity -include the horns , canal , and chamber ?

What does the pulp consist of ?

Blood vessels and nerves.
Identify the following direction/surfaces
Facial
buccal
labial
Lingual
palatal
Mesial
Distal
Incisal
occlusal
Gingival
cervical

Facial - “outside” surface (aka buccal and labial)•Lingual - “inside” surface (aka palatal)•Mesial - toward midline•Distal - away from midline•Incisal and occlusal - top surfaceGingival (towards thegums; cervical)
What is Proximal vs Interproximal vs intraproximal ?
- Interproximal: between two adjacent teeth
- Proximal : distal or mesial
- intraproximal : inside
Draw the thirds on a maxillary Incisal tooth , facial and proximal view ?
- Top to Bottom
- Incisal
- middle
- cervical
- cervical
- middle
- apical
- Right to Left
- Mesial
- Middle
- Distal
What are the three functions of proximal contact areas ?
- –Stabilizes
- dental arch
- –Prevents food
- impaction
- –Aids in food
- flow pattern
Is the distal contact more cervical than the mesial contact ? T or F

True
What is the Height of Contour ?
- Height of contour (HOC) = greatest
- point of curvature of a crown
Which way does the Cervical line (CEJ) curve facing the lingual and facial aspects ? Which way does the cervical curve on the mesial and distal aspects?

Draw it ?
- Mesial and Distal = incisally /occlusally
- Facial and Lingual = apically
Where is the root usually the widest ?
How many roots do the Anterior teeth and Premolars possess ?
How many roots do the Posterior Teeth possess? if more than one where are they located.(ex. mesial , buccal ...)
It is widest at the Cervical point

Anterior and Premolars have -1 root
- Maxillary molars usually have- 3 roots
- 2 buccal and 1 palatal
- Mandibular molars have- 2 roots
- 1 mesial and one distal

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Intro to Morphology

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Intro tooth morphology

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2013-08-30T17:11:16Z

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