Dentistry Midterm Quiz

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What is the term for a condition where the maxilla or mandible, or both, are completely absent?

Ectodermal dysplasia

Microdontia

Agnathia (correct)

Micrognathia

Which type of tooth fusion is characterized by the joining of adjacent already formed teeth by cementum?

Ension

Gemination

Supernumerary tooth

Concrescence (correct)

What is the term for a condition where two normally separate tooth germs become united?

Fusion

Concrescence

Gemination

Ension (correct)

What is the term for a tongue characterized by grooves that vary in depth and are noted along the dorsal and lateral aspects?

Fissured tongue Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a group of syndromes deriving from abnormalities of the ectodermal structures such as the hair, teeth, nails, sweat glands, cranialfacial structure, digits, and other parts of the body?

Ectodermal dysplasia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a tooth that is smaller than normal?

Microdontia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a tongue characterized by a medial portion that persists as an elevated zone in the posterior part of the tongue?

median rhomboid glossiti Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition where a single tooth germ divides during the period of tooth formation and forms a double crown with a single root and root canal?

gemination Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition characterized by the absence of merging of the lateral lingual swellings?

cleft tongue Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a tooth that is smaller than normal due to aplasia of the mesial and distal components of the tooth?

microdontia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition where the jaw is smaller than normal, associated with a condition that the child's facial structure appears bird-like?

micrognathic Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition characterized by a bull-like appearance of the teeth?

faurodonhem Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition characterized by a single tooth that is joined to another tooth by cementum?

concrescence Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition characterized by inflammation of the tongue?

glossitis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition characterized by a lack of development of the teeth, resulting in a defect in the formation of the teeth?

hypoplasia of dentition Signup and view all the answers

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