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Dental Occlusion Terminology

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What is the appearance of tooth abrasion commonly described as?

W-shaped

V-shaped (correct)

U-shaped

C-shaped

What is dental erosion?

The irreversible loss of tooth structure due to chemical dissolution by non-bacterial acids (correct)

The reversible loss of tooth structure due to mechanical forces from foreign elements

The irreversible loss of tooth structure due to bacterial acids

The reversible loss of tooth structure due to chemical dissolution by acids

Which age group is most commonly affected by dental erosion?

Children ages 5–17y (correct)

Infants

Toddlers

Teenagers

What are the primary sources of tooth abrasion?

Toothbrushes, toothpicks, floss Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the extent of the horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors over the mandibular central incisors?

Overjet Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the misalignment or incorrect relation between the teeth of the upper and lower dental arches?

Malocclusion Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for open spaces found in deciduous dentition between canine and lateral incisor for the maxillary arch, and between canine and 1st molar in the mandibular arch?

Primate spaces Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the wearing away of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth through contact of its functioning surfaces?

Attrition Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the extent of the vertical overlap of the maxillary central incisors over the mandibular central incisors?

Overbite Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a tooth that articulates during occlusion with a tooth in the opposing jaw?

Antagonist tooth Signup and view all the answers