Dental Assisting skills DHO 17.2 Identifying the Teeth

Outline What are the four main types of teeth? What is primary teeth and name the twenty primary teeth. Discuss. Identifying the teeth and their names.

What are the four main types of teeth Incisors Cuspids Bicuspids Molars

Incisors Location: In the front and center of the mouth. Shape: broad, sharp edge. Use: Used to cut or bite food with their thin edges. Extra info: Central incisors are in the center. lateral incisors are on the sides of the centrals. elizabeth

Cuspids Location: At angles of lips. Shape: longest teeth in mouth. anchored with the longest root, one pointed cusp. Use: used to tear food and hold food. Extra info: also called canines, or eyeteeth. Elizabeth

Bicuspids Location: located before the molars, from front to back. Shape: a bifurcated root, all others have one root, one prominent cusp with one or two lesser lingual cusps. Use: used to pulverize or grind food. Maxillary first premolars have a bifurcated root. They also can hold food. Extra info: also called premolars. roxana

Molars Location: Teeth in the back of the mouth. Shape: largest strongest teeth. Use: used to chew and grind food. Extra info: The third molars are the farthest teeth in the mouth roxana

Primary/ Deciduous, teeth This is the first set of teeth. Also called baby teeth. Its very important to maintain your primary teeth because if you don't it can and will affect your permanent teeth. Josh

Primary/ Deciduous, teeth The first primary tooth comes in at about 6 months of age and the 20th and last primary tooth erupts at around 2 1/2 years of age. There are twenty primary teeth.

Twenty Primary teeth Ten maxillary (upper): two central incisors two lateral incisors two cuspids two 1st molars two 2nd molars

Twenty Primary Teeth Two central incisors two lateral incisors Ten mandibular (lower): Two central incisors two lateral incisors two cuspids two 1st molars two 2nd molars

Primary teeth In the primary teeth, the mouth is divided into quadrants or four sections: maxillary right, maxillary left. Transverse planes separated mouth onto an upper and lower arch of the jaw. Later each tooth labeled as maxillary or mandibular. Moonzarin

Primary Teeth The upper jawbone in vertebrates are called maxillary Teeth in the lower jawbone or mandible is called mandibular REMEMBER: Your left is the patients right; your right is the patients left. moonzarin

Specific names The central incisor in the maxillary right quadrant Maxillary right central incisor Maxillary left quadrant Maxillary left central incisor central incisor in the mandibular left quadrant mandibular left central incisor Central incisor in the mandibular right quadrant mandibular right central incisor moonzarin

Permanent or succedaneous teeth The second set of the teeth There are 32 permanent teeth: Sixteen Maxillary (upper): Two central incisors Two lateral incisors Two cuspids Two 1st bicuspids Two 2nd bicuspids Two 1st molars Two 2nd Molars Two Third molars (wisdom teeth) moonzarin

Permanent or succedaneous teeth

Permanent or succedaneous teeth Sixteen Mandibular (lower): Two central incisors Two lateral incisors Two cuspids Two 1st bicuspids Two 2nd bicuspids Two 1st molars Two 2nd Molars Two Third molars (wisdom teeth) moonzarin

Permanent or succedaneous teeth

Permanent succedaneous teeth Each Permanent tooth has its own specific name. elizabeth

Identifying the Teeth elizabeth

Quiz time!! What are the four main types of teeth? What is another name for the cupids? How many permanent teeth do we have? Name the central incisor in the mandibular left quadrant? Incisor,cuspids, bicuspids, molars Canines or Eye teeth 32 Mandibular left central incisor elizabeth, moonzarin

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