Intro

Question 1

Skull types

Answer 1

Brachycephalic: short head, teeth crowded, premolars rotated
Mesaticephalic: medium head, most common, teeth normal
Dolicocephalic: long head, teeth normal/medium head, teeth normal

Question 2

Teeth in the maxilla

Answer 2

Incisive: incisor teeth
Maxillary: canine, premolars, molars

Question 3

Soft tissues of the maxilla

Answer 3

Palate: hard palate
Soft palate: separates oral/nasal
Fauca: maxilla/mandible junction
Gingiva

Question 4

Bones of the mandible

Answer 4

Hemimandibles joined at symphysis
Temporomandibular joint

Question 5

Soft tissues of the mandible

Answer 5

Tongue & sublingual tissues
Gingiva

Question 6

What is the vestibule of the mouth

Answer 6

Lips/cheek to gingiva
Mucosal tissues

Question 7

External anatomy of the tooth

Answer 7

Crown/cusp
Neck
Root/apex
Periodontal ligament - bone to tooth

Question 8

Label the anatomy

Answer 8

1: cusp
2: crown
3: neck
4: root
5: periodontal ligament
6: apex

Question 9

Internal anatomy of the tooth

Answer 9

Dentine
Pulp chamber - nerves & blood vessels
Root canal - nerves & blood vessels
Apical foramen - apical delta

Question 10

What makes up the enamel of a tooth

Answer 10

Ameloblasts
Crown covering
Does not heal once worn away - one of the only tissues in the body that doesn’t heal

Question 11

What makes up the dentine of a tooth

Answer 11

Odontoblasts - softer than enamel
Bulk to the tooth

Question 12

What is the cementum of a tooth

Answer 12

Material that attaches to ligaments

Question 13

How to differentiate hard vs soft palate

Answer 13

Hard palate has rugae and covers bone

Question 14

Where does the mandible end

Answer 14

Temporomandibular joint

Question 15

What is the tip of the tooth crown called

Answer 15

Cusp

Question 16

Where do blood vessels and nerves enter the tooth

Answer 16

The bottom of the tooth, through a hole in the apex

Question 17

What is the bone that surrounds the root called

Answer 17

Alveolus - tooth socket

Question 18

What is ginigva

Answer 18

Tissue that covers bone in mandible/maxilla and down to tooth socket

Question 19

T/F a small amount of detachment in the gingiva around the tooth is normal

Answer 19

TRUE - free sulcus around the neck of the tooth you can probe is normal

Question 20

How many baby teeth do dogs have. What is the formula

Answer 20

28
2x (3/3 i, 1/1 c, 3/3 p)

Question 21

Canine deciduous eruption timeline

Answer 21

Incisors ~ 3-4 weeks
Canines ~ 3 weeks
Premolars ~ 4-12 weeks

Question 22

How many teeth do adult canines have. What is the formula

Answer 22

42
2x (3/3I, 1/1C, 4/4 P, 2/3M)

Question 23

Canine eruption timeline

Answer 23

Incisors ~ 3-5 months
Canines ~ 4-6 months
Premolars ~ 4-6 months
Molars 5-7 months

Question 24

How many deciduous teeth do kittens have. What is the formula

Answer 24

26
2x (3/3i, 1/1c, 3/2 p)

Question 25

Feline deciduous eruption timeline

Answer 25

Incisors ~2-3 weeks Canines ~3-4 weeks Premolars ~3-6 weeks

Question 26

how many adult teeth do felines have. What is the formula

Answer 26

30 2x (3/3I, 1/1C, 3/2P, 1/1M)

Question 27

Which canine teeth have single roots

Answer 27

Incisors Canines P1 Lower M3

Question 28

Which canine teeth have two roots

Answer 28

Upper P 2-3 Lower P 2,3,4 Lower M 1,2

Question 29

Which canine teeth have 3 roots

Answer 29

Upper P4 Upper M 1-2

Question 30

Which feline teeth have single roots

Answer 30

Incisors Canines Upper P2

Question 31

Which feline teeth have 2 roots

Answer 31

Upper P3 (107/207) Lower P 3-4 (307/308/407/408) Lower M1 (309/409)

Question 32

Which feline teeth have 3 roots

Answer 32

Upper P4 (108/208)

Question 33

What does labial surface mean

Answer 33

Part of tooth towards lips

Question 34

What does buccal surface mean

Answer 34

Part of tooth towards cheeks

Question 35

What does palatal surface mean

Answer 35

Upper teeth towards palate

Question 36

What does lingual surface mean

Answer 36

Lower teeth towards tongue

Question 37

What does distal surface of a tooth mean

Answer 37

Away from center

Question 38

What is the mesial surface of a tooth

Answer 38

Tooth towards center

Question 39

What is the coronal surface of a tooth

Answer 39

Towards crown

Question 40

What is the interproximal area of a tooth

Answer 40

Area between teeth

Question 41

What is the furcation

Answer 41

Root/crown junction Bifurcation - 2 roots Trifurcation - 3 roots

Question 42

What is occlusion

Answer 42

Upper and lower fit

Question 43

What is the triadan series

Answer 43

Numeric designation of teeth Quadrant 1,2,3,4 (What is normally used)

Question 44

How do you number deciduous teeth with the triadan system

Answer 44

Quadrant 5,6,7,8

Question 45

What teeth are cats missing in the triadan system

Answer 45

105 205 305, 306 405, 406 (First upper premolar, first and second lower premolars)

Question 46

What is the rule of 4 and 9 with the Triadan system

Answer 46

Canine tooth is always 04 First molar is always 09

Question 47

What is important with dental charts

Answer 47

Complete - show both sides of all teeth