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Define deciduous teeth |
The primary set of teeth or the shedding teeth that gave way to the permanent teeth. |
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How many teeth are in the deciduous arch |
10 |
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How many teeth are in the adult Arch |
16 |
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What's another name for the permanent teeth |
Successional teeth |
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What is a class 2 malocclusion |
this is an overbite the first mandibular molars are retracted at least one tooth behind the first maxillary molars |
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What is a class 3 malocclusion |
This is an underbite the first mandibular molar is Advanced farther than one to the head of the first maxillary molar |
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What does a persistent open bite mean |
The front teeth do not demonstrate the proper occlusion because teeth in the posterior Arch prohibit anterior contact |
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What do persistent closed bite mean |
Supra version prohibits the posterior teeth from occlusion |
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What is supraversion |
Excessive eruption relative to the majority of teeth in the arch |
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What is micrognathia |
A condition in which the mandible is small in relation to the maxilla |
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What is a Torsiversion |
When the tooth is Twisted within the tooth socket |
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What is a linguaversion |
A tooth that is Twisted towards the tongue |
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What do you call a tooth that is Twisted towards the back of the mouth away from the midline |
Distoversion |
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What do you call a tooth that is tilted towards the midline |
Mesioversion |
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What is infraversion |
When the tooth has not erupted enough to meet the line of occlusion |