Developmental data for primary and secondary teeth
SECTION II DEVELOPMENTAL DATA FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TEETH Dental students and dental hygiene students should become familiar with the eruption dates of primary and secondary teeth in order to…
General Dentistry
Pulp cavities of primary teeth
SECTION VI PULP CAVITIES OF PRIMARY TEETH Primary anterior teeth have pulp cavities that are similar in shape to the pulp cavities of the secondary teeth but are relatively much…
Restoring large tooth defects and tooth replacement
SECTION VI RESTORING LARGE TOOTH DEFECTS AND TOOTH REPLACEMENT When a tooth is too badly broken down to be restored with a conventional restoration and only a thin shell of…
Type traits that differentiate maxillary central from lateral incisors (from all views)
SECTION IV TYPE TRAITS THAT DIFFERENTIATE MAXILLARY CENTRAL FROM LATERAL INCISORS (FROM ALL VIEWS) OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION IV This section is designed to prepare the learner to perform the following:…
Type traits that distinguish maxillary first from second premolars
SECTION IV TYPE TRAITS THAT DISTINGUISH MAXILLARY FIRST FROM SECOND PREMOLARS OBJECTIVES This section prepares the reader to perform the following: Describe the type traits that can be used to…
Location of root and cervical crown concavities, furcations, depressions, and canals
SECTION II LOCATION OF ROOT AND CERVICAL CROWN CONCAVITIES, FURCATIONS, DEPRESSIONS, AND CANALS The purpose of this section is to summarize the shape of the external root surface and the…
Arch traits that differentiate mandibular from maxillary incisors
SECTION III ARCH TRAITS THAT DIFFERENTIATE MANDIBULAR FROM MAXILLARY INCISORS Refer to page 2 of the Appendix while reading about these arch traits that can be used to differentiate mandibular…
Arch traits that differentiate maxillary from mandibular canines (from each view)
SECTION III ARCH TRAITS THAT DIFFERENTIATE MAXILLARY FROM MANDIBULAR CANINES (FROM EACH VIEW) OBJECTIVES This section is designed to prepare the learner to perform the following: Describe the arch traits…
Structures Visible on a Panoramic Radiograph
SECTION VI STRUCTURES VISIBLE ON A PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPH OBJECTIVES The objective for this section is to prepare the reader to perform the following: Based on relative location and shape, identify…
Class traits that apply to most premolars
SECTION II CLASS TRAITS THAT APPLY TO MOST PREMOLARS A. CLASS TRAITS OF MOST PREMOLARS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO ANTERIOR TEETH 1. Most Anterior Teeth and Premolars Develop from Four…
Ethnic variations in pulp and root canal morphology
SECTION III ETHNIC VARIATIONS IN PULP AND ROOT CANAL MORPHOLOGY Research on root canal and pulp morphology has shown that ethnic variations exist. Root canal variations are more prevalent in…
Interesting facts and variations in canine teeth
SECTION IV INTERESTING FACTS AND VARIATIONS IN CANINE TEETH The name canine is of Greek origin and is found in the writings of Hippocrates and Aristotle of 2350 years ago….