| Term | Definition |
|---|
| the study of form and structure of teeth | dental morphology |
| 2 arches | How many arches do you have? |
| maxillary (immovable) and mandibular (movable) | What are the names of your arches? |
| 4 quadrants | How many quadrants do you have? |
| maxillary right maxillary left mandibular right and mandibular left | What are the names of your quadrants? |
| 5 primary | How many teeth are in the primary dentition in a quadrant? |
| 8 permanent | How many teeth are in the permanent dentition in a quadrant? |
| towards the front | Where are your anterior teeth located? |
| towards the back | Where are your posterior teeth located? |
| from 1 to 32 | How are your permanent teeth numbered? |
| from A to T | How are your primary teeth numbered? |
| point where teeth touch each other | What are contact points? |
| pulp | What is the softest tissue of the tooth? |
| central, lateral, cuspid, first bicuspid, second bicuspid, first molar, second molar, third molar | Name the 8 permanent in a dentition quadrant |
| wisdom tooth | The third molar is often referred to as? |
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