QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What age groups seek orthodontic care? - ANS Any age
Give a type of genetic cause for malocclusion. - ANS Inheriting a small jaw and large teeth
What term is used for abnormal occlusion? - ANS Malocclusion
What tooth is used to determine a person's occlusion? - ANS Maxillary first molar
If a tooth is not properly lined up with its opposing tooth, it is said to be in? - ANS Cross-Bite
If a person occludes and you cannot see the mandibular anterior teeth, what is the patient's
malalignment? - ANS Overbite
What 2 positions does the orthodontist evaluate for facial symmetry? - ANS Frontal analysis
and Profile analysis
What type of radiograph is used to review the anatomical base for malocclusion? -
ANS Cephalometric Projection
How many photographs are taken during the records appointment? - ANS 5; 2 standard
extraoral, 3 intraoral
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