Dental Anatomy and Occlusion Quiz 10

As a dentist, how many determinants of occlusion can you directly control?

Molar crowns typically taper from buccal to lingual when viewed from the occlusal. Which tooth, as an exception, is most likely to taper from lingual to buccal?

How many teeth contact both anterior and posterior segments of the opposing arch in ideal intercuspation?

Which cusp is the longest and largest on a maxillary 1st molar?

Unique features of the primary mandibular 1st molar include all of the following EXCEPT

Which tooth is most likely to have a cervical enamel projection?

The mandibular canine is most likely to occlude with the _____.

Which of the following teeth has the roundest pulp chamber (at the level of the CEJ)?

Which of the following muscles is/are most active in maintaining centric occlusion?

I. Masseter II. Medial pterygoid III. Lateral pterygoid IV. Temporalis

In total, how many grooves can be found on the buccal and lingual surfaces of both mandibular 1st and 2nd molars?

Which of the following is the best description of where primate spaces are located?

How many transverse ridges exist on a maxillary molar?

In an ideal dentition, which of the following teeth occludes with only one other tooth in the opposing arch during the full range of mandibular movements?

A maxillary molar has _____ fossae; and the mandibular molar has _____ fossae on the occlusal surface.

Maxillary 1st molars are wider mesiodistally on the buccal than the lingual. Mandibular 1st molars are wider on the lingual than buccal.

What TMJ ligament is derived from the 1st branchial arch?

Which of the following is the term for a supernumerary tooth in the maxillary anterior region?

Which of the following cusp tips passes through the buccal groove of mandibular 1st molar during a working-side movement?

The primary maxillary 1st molar most closely resembles which permanent tooth?

The facial height-of-contour of the maxillary 2nd premolar is in what segment of the crown?