Certified Dental Assistant Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Enamel -
correct answer ✅the outermost layer of a tooth; the hardest
material in the body; protects nerves and softer material inside the
tooth
Dentin -
correct answer ✅Makes up the bulk of the tooth structures
located around the pulp cavity and under the enamel within the
anatomical crown.
Pulp Chamber -
correct answer ✅the center or innermost portion of the tooth
containing the pulp
Root -
correct answer ✅the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw
and serves as support
Root Apex -
correct answer ✅The entrance point of the nerve, blood vessels
and connective tissue that constitutes the pulp.
, Certified Dental Assistant Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Incisors -
correct answer ✅The 4 front teeth, known as the biting edge of
the anterior teeth.
Cuspids -
correct answer ✅Teeth next to the incisors. One tooth per
quadrant, primarily used in tearing/ripping food.
Premolars -
correct answer ✅function is holding and grinding; 4 mandible, 4
maxillary; 2-3 cusps; posterior teeth
Molars -
correct answer ✅The back 12 teeth, used to chew, 3 teeth per
quadrant.
Buccal -
correct answer ✅Surface of the tooth adjacent to the cheek.
Labial -
correct answer ✅Lip/ front part of the facial surface for incisors
and canines.
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Enamel -
correct answer ✅the outermost layer of a tooth; the hardest
material in the body; protects nerves and softer material inside the
tooth
Dentin -
correct answer ✅Makes up the bulk of the tooth structures
located around the pulp cavity and under the enamel within the
anatomical crown.
Pulp Chamber -
correct answer ✅the center or innermost portion of the tooth
containing the pulp
Root -
correct answer ✅the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw
and serves as support
Root Apex -
correct answer ✅The entrance point of the nerve, blood vessels
and connective tissue that constitutes the pulp.
, Certified Dental Assistant Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Incisors -
correct answer ✅The 4 front teeth, known as the biting edge of
the anterior teeth.
Cuspids -
correct answer ✅Teeth next to the incisors. One tooth per
quadrant, primarily used in tearing/ripping food.
Premolars -
correct answer ✅function is holding and grinding; 4 mandible, 4
maxillary; 2-3 cusps; posterior teeth
Molars -
correct answer ✅The back 12 teeth, used to chew, 3 teeth per
quadrant.
Buccal -
correct answer ✅Surface of the tooth adjacent to the cheek.
Labial -
correct answer ✅Lip/ front part of the facial surface for incisors
and canines.
