A curvature that begins at the tip of the canine and follows the buccal cusp tips of premolars and molars posteriorly.
A curvature due to the lingual inclination of the mandibular molars, where mandibular teeth are concave and maxillary teeth are convex.
The surface toward the lips in incisors and canines.
The upper jaw.
The terminations of anterior labial lobes incisally, present in primary and permanent teeth, which flatten over time.
Because of its function and location.
Uses uppercase letters A through J for maxillary teeth and K through T for mandibular teeth.
Each quadrant is given a bracket, with permanent teeth numbered 1-8 and primary teeth A-E from midline to posterior.
Crown and root.
Cementum.
Rhomboidal.
Establishment of intercuspal relation between opposing teeth.
It serves as support for the tooth.
To prepare food for swallowing and facilitate digestion.
Proximal contacts of approximating teeth that protect the soft tissues (gingiva) in between.
A stable anatomical demarcation of teeth located lower on the tooth.
Mesiobucco-occlusal, Mesiolinguo-occlusal, Distobucco-occlusal, Distolinguo-occlusal.
It helps to understand the differences in form and function of human dentition.
It has three cusps in line, with the largest cusp centered and smaller cusps anteriorly and posteriorly.
By providing contact between teeth, which prevents food from readily passing through.
At the cementoenamel junction (CEJ).
Pulp chamber and pulp canal.
Allows sliding of food material along the inclined planes of facial and lingual crown surfaces.
Four surfaces and a ridge.
It has three cusps arranged in a triangle, found in carnivorous animals.
The area of the mesial or distal surface that touches its neighbor in the arch.
Lobes represent primary centers of formation, with each tooth crown appearing as a combination of four or more lobes.
The first digit indicates the quadrant and the second digit indicates the tooth within that quadrant.
A branch of biology that deals with the normal function of living organisms and their parts.
Mesiolabial, Distolabial, Labioincisal, Mesiolingual, Linguoincisal.
It is formed by the junction of three surfaces and derives its name from the combination of those surfaces.
The field that evaluates, manages, and presents dental evidence in legal proceedings.
A window type partial absence of bone over the root area of a tooth.
A mixture of deciduous and succedaneous teeth present from about 6 to 12 years of age.
Triangle, trapezoid, or rhomboid.
Mesiobuccal, Distobuccal, Bucco-occlusal, Mesio-occlusal, Linguo-occlusal, Disto-occlusal.
Mesiolabioincisal, Distolabioincisal, Mesiolinguoincisal, Distolinguoincisal.
The study of the development, morphology, function, and identity of each of the teeth in human dentitions.
Base towards the cervical area and apex towards the incisal ridge.
Contact between teeth at proximal areas, interproximal spaces, and spacing between roots.
Increases strength, stability, and efficient resistance against masticatory forces.
The gingival level on the tooth at any period of an individual's life.
A cleft type partial absence of bone over the root area of the tooth.
It interfaces with anthropologists, criminologists, toxicologists, pathologists, and law enforcement officials.
Enamel, cementum, dentin, and pulp.
Five surfaces.
Mesial surfaces face toward the median line, while distal surfaces are most distant from it.
It is formed by the junction of two surfaces and derives its name from the combination of those surfaces.
Enamel.
Dentin.
Primary (Deciduous) Dentition and Permanent (Succedaneous) Dentition.
From about 6 years to around 28 years of age.
Anterior Teeth (incisors and canines) and Posterior Teeth (premolars and molars).
A tooth with four cusps arranged in a quadrangle, reflecting occlusal contact between upper and lower jaws.
Deviations in intramaxillary and/or intermaxillary alignment of the teeth or jaws.
It fills in the interproximal spaces and covers part of the cervical third of the tooth crown.
Prenatally at about 14 weeks in utero.
A single cone tooth, the simplest form, mainly for food procurement, and does not occlude.
The lower jaw.
Anthropoid apes, including chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas, and orangutans.
