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✔✔Oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS can include: - ✔✔- HIV Gingivitis
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Hairy Leukoplakia
✔✔When cells of the body divide and a deformity of a part of the body occurs, it is: -
✔✔a developmental disorder
✔✔A condition characterized by abnormally large jaws is: - ✔✔Macrognathia
✔✔The condition known as __________ refers to any teeth in excess of the 32 normal
permanent teeth. - ✔✔Supernumerary teeth
✔✔A hereditary abnormality in which there are defects in the enamel formation is: -
✔✔Amelogenesis Imperfecta
✔✔Any tooth that remains unerupted in the jaws beyond the time at which it should
normally erupt is referred to as: - ✔✔Impacted
,✔✔An oral habit consisting of involuntary gnashing, grinding & clenching of the teeth is:
- ✔✔Bruxism
✔✔Why may orofacial piercings be dangerous? - ✔✔- teeth could be cracked & nerve
damage could occur
- infection & uncontrollable bleeding could occur
- the tongue could swell & close off the airway
✔✔Known Teratogens involved in congenital malformation include radiation, chemicals,
infections & drugs - ✔✔True
✔✔The _______ are irregular ridges or folds in the mucous membrane that are located
on the anterior portion of the hard palate just behind the maxillary incisors. - ✔✔Rugae
✔✔A ______ is a narrow fold of mucous membrane passing from a more fixed to a
movable part. - ✔✔Frenum
✔✔The corners of the lips are called the: - ✔✔Commissures
✔✔The ______ is/are body spicules in cancellous bone that form a meshwork of
intercommunicating spaces that are filled with bone marrow. - ✔✔Trabeculae
✔✔The filiform papillae, which cover the surface of the tongue, are the receptors of: -
✔✔Touch
✔✔The term ______ means toward the cheek: - ✔✔Buccal
✔✔Ectoderm differentiates into: - ✔✔- skin
- lining of the oral cavity
✔✔The periodontal ligament is capable of: - ✔✔- Remodelling
- Resorption
✔✔The innermost area of the tooth is the: - ✔✔pulp chamber
✔✔Dentin: - ✔✔- is capable of regeneration
- is an excellent thermal conductor
- forms the bulk of the tooth
✔✔The hardest calcified substance in the body is: - ✔✔Enamel
✔✔Healthy gingiva attaches to the teeth on the enamel surface just above the cervical
line of the tooth. This is known as the _____ attachment - ✔✔Epithelial
, ✔✔The _______ are the enamel-producing cells. - ✔✔Ameloblasts
✔✔The compact bone that lines the tooth socket is known as the: - ✔✔Lamina Dura
✔✔The _____ is a pear-shaped structure formed by dense connective tissue & located
directly posterior to the maxillary central incisors. - ✔✔Incisive Papilla
✔✔A healthy _____, which is the space between the free gingiva and the tooth, rarely
exceeds 2-3 mm in depth. - ✔✔Gingival Sulcus
✔✔The earliest signs of tooth development appear: - ✔✔During the 1st Trimester
✔✔The structure units of enamel are called enamel _______: - ✔✔Prisms
✔✔The primary purpose of _______, the fibre group of the periodontal ligament, is to
aid in resisting tipping & twisting of the tooth. - ✔✔Interradicular
✔✔The _____ is the extension of bone that supports the teeth in their functional
positions. - ✔✔Alveolar Process
✔✔The ______ is the constricted area where the anatomic crown and the tooth of the
tooth meet. - ✔✔Cervix
✔✔The process through which the tooth comes into the oral cavity and tries to maintain
occlusions is known as: - ✔✔Eruption
✔✔That portion of the tooth that is visible in the mouth is known as the _____ crown of
the tooth: - ✔✔Clinical
✔✔The _____ fibre groups forms a band around the neck of the tooth - ✔✔Circular
✔✔_________ extends from the base of the sulcus to the mucogingival junction. -
✔✔Free Gingivae
✔✔The _____ bones join to form the bridge of the nose. - ✔✔Nasal
✔✔Tooth morphology is the study of: - ✔✔- size of the teeth
- shape of the teeth
- form & structure of the teeth
✔✔The single rooted teeth located at the front of the mouth are the: - ✔✔Incisors