Teeth - introductory lecture

• what does lingual mean

  lower teeth

  -closer to tongue
• what is base charting?

  the process of identifying any historic treatment and the existing health of a patients teeth and gums
• In dental charting, do we use letters or numbers for deciduous teeth?

  letters
• In dental charting, do we use letters or numbers for permanent teeth?

  numbers
• what does palatal mean?

  upper teeth

  -closer to palate ( roof of mouth)
• What does buccal mean?

  Surface closer to the cheek
• What does occlusal mean?

  The occluding/biting surface ( top of tooth)
• What does distal mean?

  back surface of tooth
• What does mesial mean?

  front surface of tooth
• what are the tooth surfaces?

  buccal, lingual, palatal, occlusal, mesial, distal
• why is it important that tooth's surface matches the tooth's morphology after restorations?

  to aid with occlusion, mastication and to look aesthetically pleasing and natural
• What is occlusion?

  Meeting of teeth: when they touch
• What is mastication?

  Chewing
• what is fissure pattern?

  deep pits and grooves on the tooths surface
• which teeth are the first teeth to erupt without a deciduous predecessor?

  Maxillary and mandibular first molars
• Which teeth erupt without a deciduous predecessor?

  Maxillary and mandibular first, second and third molars
• When do mandibular third molars (wisdom teeth) (8) erupt?

  17-21 years
• When do mandibular second molars (7) erupt?

  11-13 years
• When do mandibular first molars (6) erupt?

  6-7 years
• When do mandibular second premolars (second bicuspid) (5) erupt?

  11-12 years
• When do mandibular first premolars ( first bicuspid) (4) erupt?

  10-12 years
• When do mandibular canines (cuspid) (3) erupt?

  9-10 years
• When do mandibular lateral incisors (2) erupt?

  7-8 years
• When do mandibular central incisors (1) erupt?

  6-7 years
• When do maxillary third molars (wisdom teeth) (8) erupt?

  17-21 years
• When do maxillary second molars (7) erupt?

  12-13 years
• When do maxillary first molars (6) erupt?

  6-7 years
• When do maxillary second premolars ( second bicuspid) (5) erupt?

  10-12 years
• When do maxillary first premolars ( first bicuspid) (4) erupt?

  10-11 years
• When do maxillary canines (cuspid) (3) erupt?

  11-12 years
• When do maxillary lateral incisors (2) erupt?

  8-9 years
• When do maxillary central incisors (1) erupt?

  7-8 years
• When do mandibular second molars (E) erupt?

  23-31 months
• When do mandibular first molars (D) erupt?

  14-18 months
• when do mandibular canines (cuspid) (C) erupt?

  17-23 months
• When do mandibular lateral incisors (B) erupt?

  10-16 months
• When do mandibular central incisors (A) erupt?

  6-10 months
• When do maxillary second molars (E) erupt?

  25-33 months
• When do maxillary first molars (D) erupt?

  13-19 months
• When do maxillary canines (cuspid) (C) erupt?

  16-22 months