1. Question: How many permanent teeth are in a complete adult dentition?
Answer: 32 teeth
2. Question: Which tooth surface faces the tongue? Answer: Lingual
surface
3. Question: What is the hardest substance in the human body? Answer:
Tooth enamel
4. Question: Which teeth are also called "eye teeth"? Answer: Canines
(cuspids)
5. Question: How many roots does a maxillary first molar typically have?
Answer: Three roots
6. Question: What is the name of the tissue that covers the root of the
tooth? Answer: Cementum
7. Question: Which permanent teeth erupt first? Answer: First molars
(around age 6)
8. Question: What is the space between adjacent teeth called? Answer:
Embrasure
9. Question: How many cusps does a mandibular first premolar typically
have? Answer: Two cusps
10.Question: What is the junction between the crown and root called?
Answer: Cervical line or CEJ (cemento-enamel junction)
11.Question: Which primary teeth are the first to erupt? Answer:
Mandibular central incisors
12.Question: What is the soft tissue inside the tooth called? Answer: Pulp
13.Question: How many premolars are in each quadrant of permanent
dentition? Answer: Two premolars
,14.Question: Which surface of posterior teeth faces the cheek? Answer:
Buccal surface
15.Question: What is the pointed portion of a tooth called? Answer: Cusp
16.Question: How many canines are in the permanent dentition? Answer:
Four canines
17.Question: What is the name of the depression on the occlusal surface of
posterior teeth? Answer: Fossa
18.Question: Which teeth are considered anterior teeth? Answer: Incisors
and canines
19.Question: How many roots does a mandibular molar typically have?
Answer: Two roots
20.Question: What is the raised area between cusps called? Answer: Ridge
21.Question: At what age do primary teeth typically begin to erupt?
Answer: Around 6 months
22.Question: Which tooth has the longest root in the mouth? Answer:
Maxillary canine
23.Question: What is the cutting edge of anterior teeth called? Answer:
Incisal edge
24.Question: How many surfaces does each tooth have? Answer: Five
surfaces
25.Question: What is the technical term for tooth decay? Answer: Dental
caries
26.Question: Which teeth are used primarily for tearing food? Answer:
Canines
27.Question: What is the groove that separates cusps called? Answer:
Developmental groove
28.Question: How many primary teeth are there in complete primary
dentition? Answer: 20 teeth
29.Question: What is the surface of posterior teeth that contacts opposing
teeth called? Answer: Occlusal surface
30.Question: Which permanent teeth replace primary molars? Answer:
Premolars (bicuspids)
, 31.Question: What is the triangular space between the roots called?
Answer: Furcation
32.Question: Which teeth have mamelons when they first erupt? Answer:
Incisors
33.Question: What is the term for the alignment of upper and lower teeth?
Answer: Occlusion
34.Question: How many surfaces of a tooth are considered proximal
surfaces? Answer: Two (mesial and distal)
35.Question: What is the name of the tissue that lines the tooth socket?
Answer: Periodontal ligament
36.Question: Which quadrant system uses numbers 1-32? Answer:
Universal numbering system
37.Question: What is the term for the surface toward the midline? Answer:
Mesial
38.Question: Which teeth are also called bicuspids? Answer: Premolars
39.Question: What is the pit where developmental grooves meet called?
Answer: Central pit
40.Question: How many incisors are in each quadrant? Answer: Two
incisors
41.Question: What is the term for the biting surface of anterior teeth?
Answer: Incisal surface
42.Question: Which teeth have the function of grinding food? Answer:
Molars
43.Question: What is the depression on the lingual surface of incisors
called? Answer: Lingual fossa or cingulum
44.Question: At what age is the permanent dentition typically complete?
Answer: 17-21 years (with third molars)
45.Question: What is the term for extra teeth beyond the normal number?
Answer: Supernumerary teeth
46.Question: Which surface faces away from the midline? Answer: Distal
surface
47.Question: What is the name of the third molars? Answer: Wisdom teeth
Answer: 32 teeth
2. Question: Which tooth surface faces the tongue? Answer: Lingual
surface
3. Question: What is the hardest substance in the human body? Answer:
Tooth enamel
4. Question: Which teeth are also called "eye teeth"? Answer: Canines
(cuspids)
5. Question: How many roots does a maxillary first molar typically have?
Answer: Three roots
6. Question: What is the name of the tissue that covers the root of the
tooth? Answer: Cementum
7. Question: Which permanent teeth erupt first? Answer: First molars
(around age 6)
8. Question: What is the space between adjacent teeth called? Answer:
Embrasure
9. Question: How many cusps does a mandibular first premolar typically
have? Answer: Two cusps
10.Question: What is the junction between the crown and root called?
Answer: Cervical line or CEJ (cemento-enamel junction)
11.Question: Which primary teeth are the first to erupt? Answer:
Mandibular central incisors
12.Question: What is the soft tissue inside the tooth called? Answer: Pulp
13.Question: How many premolars are in each quadrant of permanent
dentition? Answer: Two premolars
,14.Question: Which surface of posterior teeth faces the cheek? Answer:
Buccal surface
15.Question: What is the pointed portion of a tooth called? Answer: Cusp
16.Question: How many canines are in the permanent dentition? Answer:
Four canines
17.Question: What is the name of the depression on the occlusal surface of
posterior teeth? Answer: Fossa
18.Question: Which teeth are considered anterior teeth? Answer: Incisors
and canines
19.Question: How many roots does a mandibular molar typically have?
Answer: Two roots
20.Question: What is the raised area between cusps called? Answer: Ridge
21.Question: At what age do primary teeth typically begin to erupt?
Answer: Around 6 months
22.Question: Which tooth has the longest root in the mouth? Answer:
Maxillary canine
23.Question: What is the cutting edge of anterior teeth called? Answer:
Incisal edge
24.Question: How many surfaces does each tooth have? Answer: Five
surfaces
25.Question: What is the technical term for tooth decay? Answer: Dental
caries
26.Question: Which teeth are used primarily for tearing food? Answer:
Canines
27.Question: What is the groove that separates cusps called? Answer:
Developmental groove
28.Question: How many primary teeth are there in complete primary
dentition? Answer: 20 teeth
29.Question: What is the surface of posterior teeth that contacts opposing
teeth called? Answer: Occlusal surface
30.Question: Which permanent teeth replace primary molars? Answer:
Premolars (bicuspids)
, 31.Question: What is the triangular space between the roots called?
Answer: Furcation
32.Question: Which teeth have mamelons when they first erupt? Answer:
Incisors
33.Question: What is the term for the alignment of upper and lower teeth?
Answer: Occlusion
34.Question: How many surfaces of a tooth are considered proximal
surfaces? Answer: Two (mesial and distal)
35.Question: What is the name of the tissue that lines the tooth socket?
Answer: Periodontal ligament
36.Question: Which quadrant system uses numbers 1-32? Answer:
Universal numbering system
37.Question: What is the term for the surface toward the midline? Answer:
Mesial
38.Question: Which teeth are also called bicuspids? Answer: Premolars
39.Question: What is the pit where developmental grooves meet called?
Answer: Central pit
40.Question: How many incisors are in each quadrant? Answer: Two
incisors
41.Question: What is the term for the biting surface of anterior teeth?
Answer: Incisal surface
42.Question: Which teeth have the function of grinding food? Answer:
Molars
43.Question: What is the depression on the lingual surface of incisors
called? Answer: Lingual fossa or cingulum
44.Question: At what age is the permanent dentition typically complete?
Answer: 17-21 years (with third molars)
45.Question: What is the term for extra teeth beyond the normal number?
Answer: Supernumerary teeth
46.Question: Which surface faces away from the midline? Answer: Distal
surface
47.Question: What is the name of the third molars? Answer: Wisdom teeth
