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1. MASTICATION: chewing
2. ESTHETICS: appearance
3. PHONETICS: speech
ii. Teeth displa y certain forms with align and stabilize the entire
dentition, and protect the teeth and their associated structure
from potenetial breakdown
iv. These animals possess only up and down ( hinge action) jaw
movements becase the cingle conical cusps lock together on
closure, ETC
vi. ETC
vii. ETC
ix. ETC
x. ETC
xi. ETC
xii. A mammal which is fully heterodont, but still lacks lateral jaw
movmetns, due to (interlocking cusps) is the dog
xvi. ETC
xvii. ETC
xx. MAN has evolved the most complex dental mechanism of all
animals
b. S
c. S
d. The theory of separate calcification centers for each lobe has fallen
into disfavor in recent years
f. ETC
g. Anterior teeth
i. Composed of 4 lobes. The three labial lobes are named the
mesiolabila, middle labial, etc
ii. ETC
iv. Then the incisora are in functional occusion, the mamelons are
abraded away soon after eruption
h. Lobes- premolars
i. ETC
iv. ETC
ii. ETC
iii. ETC
vii. NOTE; the premolars are the most upright vertical teeth in the
dental arches
x. The curve of t
j. Curve of Wilson
n. These inclinations are necessary for the proper occlusal and incisal
function of teeth
o. Etc.
iv. ETC
iv. ETC
v. ETC
e. The initial
g. Asa aresult of this abrasive action, the mesiodistal length of the dental
arches is slowly becoming shorter. The teeth become narrower
mesiodistally and move mesially or closer to the midline (mesial drift)
j. ETC
iii. The Relative size of the contact areas increases from the
anterior to posterior in each quadrant
iv. Anterior teth have a contact areas which are normally centerin
V. Interproximal Space
d. ETC
iii. ETC
vii. ETC
viii. ETC
iv. For any specifica facial embrasure, the line angles are located
irectlyy adjacent to each other
vii. Mesial and distal surfaces also have heights of contour and they
are normally located at the contact areas
m. Heights of countour
iv. Thus, it is very important for the dentist to restore correcgt facial
and lingual heights of contour
ii. The cervical line is a stable entity, in contrast to the gingival line
which may be ever chaning
o. Gingival line
i. The gingival line is the imaginary line which marks the level of
termination of the soft tissue surrounding the tooth. It is also
call….
iii. As the individual ages, the gingival line often recedes to a lower
level.
iv. The gingival line separates the clinical crown and the root
8. ETC
p. Continuety of marginal ridges
iii. The height of marginal ridges of adjacent teeth in the same arch
should be that th sem hight
iv. Adjacent marginal ridges are norally shaped so that they creat a
small occusal embrasure on posterior teeth
r. Faciolingaul taper
s. Occlusal Anatomy
ii. ETC
ii. The canine by virtue of its location in the arch and its
evolutionary function as the fang of carnivores, has the longest
and strongest root in both arches.
v. RULES
4. ETC
VI. Conclusions