Dental Anatomy: Final Exam - Permanent Dentition
Questions and Answers 2023 with complete solution
The permanent mandibular central incisor is smaller than permanent maxillary central
incisor in every way except:
A) inciso-cervical lenth
B) percentage of root bifurcation
C) Root length
D) facio-lingual depth
E) none of the above
B) percentage of root bifurcation
The permanent _____ is most likely to possess a developmental anomaly
A) Maxillary Central incisor
B) Maxillary Lateral Incisor
C) Mandibular Central incisor
D) Mandibular Lateral Incisor
B) Maxillary Lateral Incisor
Rank the mesio-distal width of the permanent teeth from the smallest to largest
A) 24, 7, 23, 8
B) 24, 23, 8, 7
C) 23, 24, 7, 8
D) 24, 23, 7, 8
D) 24, 23, 7, 8
At 6 months of age, which of the following permanent teeth have begun to calcify?
A) Maxillary Central Incisor
B) Maxillary Lateral Incisor
C) Mandibular Central Incisor
D) Maxillary Central Incisor
E) A,C, D
F) all of the above
E) A,C, D
The stellate reticulum is responsible for
A) pulp
B) dentin
C) cementum
D) enamel
D) enamel
At what age, in utero development, does the fetus show initial tooth formation?
A) 4 weeks
,B) 6 weeks
C) 8 weeks
D) 10 week
B) 6 weeks
________ cells that produce a progressive resorption of the root, dentin, and cementum
of primary tooth due to pressure from erupting permanent tooth
A) osteoclasts
B) osteoblasts
C) ameloblasts
D) dentinblasts
A) osteoclasts
Which of the following permanent teeth would you expect to see in the mouth of a 6
year old patient?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular central incisor
D) Mandibular lateral incisor
E) none of the above
C) Mandibular central incisor
Which of the following teeth will most likely possess decay on lingual surface?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
Roots and/or root canals can bifurcate in permanent teeth. In which of the following
teeth is this most likely to occur?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
Which of the following permanent anterior teeth is wider mesiodistally than
faciolingually?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
A) Maxillary central incisor
Which of the following permanent anterior teeth possesses mesial and distal contacts at
exactly the same level?
,A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
Which surface of the following permanent teeth possesses a CEJ that has the highest
amount of incisal curvature?
A) mesial of Maxillary central incisor
B) distal of Maxillary lateral incisor
C) mesial of Mandibular lateral incisor
D) distal of Mandibular central incisor
A) mesial of Maxillary central incisor
The first succedaneous tooth to erupt also begins to calcify around 3-4 months of age.
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
Which permanent incisor usually displays lingual anatomy that is the most defined and
easiest to see?
A)Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
Which of the following permanent teeth possesses a mesial to mesial proximal contact?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular centrall incisor
D) A &C
D) A &C
The permanent Anterior teeth develop from
A) 4 lobes
B) 3 lobes
C) 1 lobes
D) 2 lobes
A) 4 lobes
The first succedaneous tooth to erupt is
A) tooth #3
, B) tooth #8
C) tooth #25
D) tooth # 30
C) tooth #25
The largest incisal embrasure is found between the permanent
A) Maxillary central incisors
B) maxillary central and lateral incisors
C) maxillary lateral incisor and canine
D) mandibular lateral incisor and canine
C) maxillary lateral incisor and canine
Which of the following permanent teeth is most likely to possess a bifurcated root/ and
or canal?
A) maxillary lateral incisor
B) mandibular central incisor
C) mandibular lateral incisor
D) maxillary central incisor
C) mandibular lateral incisor
Which of the following crown elevations is not found on permanent incisors
A) mamelon
B) marginal ridge
C) cervical ridge
D) triangular ridge
D) triangular ridge
The mesial and distal contact locations for both permanent mandibular incisors are in
the incisal third of the crown. Which one is typically located furthest cervical in the
incisal third?
a. mesial surface of the central incisor
b. distal surface of central incisor
c. mesial surface of the lateral incisor
d. distal surface of the lateral incisor
d. distal surface of the lateral incisor
Which permanent anterior tooth listed possesses a contact location closest to its incisal
edge or cusp tip?
a. maxillary central incisor
b. maxillary lateral incisor
c. maxillary canine
d. both a and b are correct
a. maxillary central incisor
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Questions and Answers 2023 with complete solution
The permanent mandibular central incisor is smaller than permanent maxillary central
incisor in every way except:
A) inciso-cervical lenth
B) percentage of root bifurcation
C) Root length
D) facio-lingual depth
E) none of the above
B) percentage of root bifurcation
The permanent _____ is most likely to possess a developmental anomaly
A) Maxillary Central incisor
B) Maxillary Lateral Incisor
C) Mandibular Central incisor
D) Mandibular Lateral Incisor
B) Maxillary Lateral Incisor
Rank the mesio-distal width of the permanent teeth from the smallest to largest
A) 24, 7, 23, 8
B) 24, 23, 8, 7
C) 23, 24, 7, 8
D) 24, 23, 7, 8
D) 24, 23, 7, 8
At 6 months of age, which of the following permanent teeth have begun to calcify?
A) Maxillary Central Incisor
B) Maxillary Lateral Incisor
C) Mandibular Central Incisor
D) Maxillary Central Incisor
E) A,C, D
F) all of the above
E) A,C, D
The stellate reticulum is responsible for
A) pulp
B) dentin
C) cementum
D) enamel
D) enamel
At what age, in utero development, does the fetus show initial tooth formation?
A) 4 weeks
,B) 6 weeks
C) 8 weeks
D) 10 week
B) 6 weeks
________ cells that produce a progressive resorption of the root, dentin, and cementum
of primary tooth due to pressure from erupting permanent tooth
A) osteoclasts
B) osteoblasts
C) ameloblasts
D) dentinblasts
A) osteoclasts
Which of the following permanent teeth would you expect to see in the mouth of a 6
year old patient?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular central incisor
D) Mandibular lateral incisor
E) none of the above
C) Mandibular central incisor
Which of the following teeth will most likely possess decay on lingual surface?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
Roots and/or root canals can bifurcate in permanent teeth. In which of the following
teeth is this most likely to occur?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
Which of the following permanent anterior teeth is wider mesiodistally than
faciolingually?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
A) Maxillary central incisor
Which of the following permanent anterior teeth possesses mesial and distal contacts at
exactly the same level?
,A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
Which surface of the following permanent teeth possesses a CEJ that has the highest
amount of incisal curvature?
A) mesial of Maxillary central incisor
B) distal of Maxillary lateral incisor
C) mesial of Mandibular lateral incisor
D) distal of Mandibular central incisor
A) mesial of Maxillary central incisor
The first succedaneous tooth to erupt also begins to calcify around 3-4 months of age.
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
Which permanent incisor usually displays lingual anatomy that is the most defined and
easiest to see?
A)Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular lateral incisor
D) Mandibular central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
Which of the following permanent teeth possesses a mesial to mesial proximal contact?
A) Maxillary central incisor
B) Maxillary lateral incisor
C) Mandibular centrall incisor
D) A &C
D) A &C
The permanent Anterior teeth develop from
A) 4 lobes
B) 3 lobes
C) 1 lobes
D) 2 lobes
A) 4 lobes
The first succedaneous tooth to erupt is
A) tooth #3
, B) tooth #8
C) tooth #25
D) tooth # 30
C) tooth #25
The largest incisal embrasure is found between the permanent
A) Maxillary central incisors
B) maxillary central and lateral incisors
C) maxillary lateral incisor and canine
D) mandibular lateral incisor and canine
C) maxillary lateral incisor and canine
Which of the following permanent teeth is most likely to possess a bifurcated root/ and
or canal?
A) maxillary lateral incisor
B) mandibular central incisor
C) mandibular lateral incisor
D) maxillary central incisor
C) mandibular lateral incisor
Which of the following crown elevations is not found on permanent incisors
A) mamelon
B) marginal ridge
C) cervical ridge
D) triangular ridge
D) triangular ridge
The mesial and distal contact locations for both permanent mandibular incisors are in
the incisal third of the crown. Which one is typically located furthest cervical in the
incisal third?
a. mesial surface of the central incisor
b. distal surface of central incisor
c. mesial surface of the lateral incisor
d. distal surface of the lateral incisor
d. distal surface of the lateral incisor
Which permanent anterior tooth listed possesses a contact location closest to its incisal
edge or cusp tip?
a. maxillary central incisor
b. maxillary lateral incisor
c. maxillary canine
d. both a and b are correct
a. maxillary central incisor
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