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Modern Dental Assisting Ch. 11
Overview of the Dentitions
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09/25/2016

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Term
Angle's classification
Definition
System developed by Dr. Edward H Angle to describe and classify occlusion and malocclusion
Term
Anterior
Definition
toward the front
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Apical third
Definition
Division of the root nearest the tip of the root
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Buccal Surface
Definition
Tooth surface closest to the inner cheek
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Buccolingual division
Definition
Lengthwise division of the crown in a labial or buccolingual direction, consisting of the facial or buccal/labial third, middle third and lingual third
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Centric Occlusion
Definition
Maximum contact between the occluding surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular teeth
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Cervical third
Definition
Division of the root nearest the tooth
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Concave
Definition
Curved inward
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Contact area
Definition
Area of the mesial or distal surface of a tooth that touches the adjacent tooth in the same arch
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Convex
Definition
Curved outward
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Curve of Spee
Definition
Curvature formed by the maxillary and the mandibular arches in occlusion
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Curve of Wilson
Definition
Cross-arch curvature of the occlusal plane
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Deciduous
Definition
Pertaining to the first dentition of 20 teeth; often called "baby teeth" or Primary teeth
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Dentition
Definition
Natural teeth in natural arch
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Distal Surface
Definition
Surface of the tooth distant from the midline
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Distoclusion
Definition
A class II malocclusion in which the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar occuldes (by more that the width of a premolar) mesial to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar
Term
Embrasure
Definition
Triangular space in a gingival direction between the proximal surfaces of 2 adjoining teeth
Term
Facial Surface
Definition
Tooth surface closest to the face.
Facial surfaces closest to the face are called labial
and facial surfaces closest to the inner cheek are called buccal surfaces, therefor facial can be substituted for labial and buccla or vise versa
Term
Functional Occlusion
Definition
Contact of the teeth during bitimng and chewing movements
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Incisal surface
Definition
Chewing surface of of anterior teeth
Canine to Canine
Term
Interproximal Space
Definition
The area between adjacent tooth surfaces
Term
Labial surface
Definition
Facial surface closest to the lips
Term
Labioversion
Definition
The inclination of the teeth to extend facially beyond the normal overlap of the incisal edge of the maxillary incisors over the mandibular incisors

Overbite
Term
Line Angle
Definition
Junction of 2 walls in a cavity preperation
Term
Lingual Surface
Definition
Surface of mandibular and maxillary teeth closest to the tongue; also called palatal surface
Term
Linguoverson
Definition
Position in which the maxillary incisors are behind the the mandibular incisors

Underbite
Term
Malocclusion
Definition
Occlusion that is deviated from a class I normal occlusion
Term
Mandibular arch
Definition
The lower jaw
Term
Masticatory surface
Definition
The chewing surface of he teeth
Term
Maxillary arch
Definition
The upper jaw
Term
Mesial Surface
Definition
Surface of the tooth toward the midline
Term
Mesiocluson
Definition
Term used for class III malocclusion
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