UST, College of Dentistry Name

Department of Restorative and Prosthodontics

Midterm exam – Occlusion and TMJ disorder- fifth year girl students 22/3/2018

Answer all the following questions

1. what is occlusion equilibration:

a. it is balancing articulation

b. it is therapy used to correct occlusal surfaces of the teeth

c. all of the above

d. none of the above

2. the goals of equilibration are:

a. even, stable occlusal contacts on the teeth in CR

b. harmonious anterior guidance with posterior disocclusion

c. all of the above

d. none of the above

3. in the picture below the areas that show the dental stone through red paint indicate:

a. Occlusal surface reshaping

b. high occlusal spots

c. cuspal contacts of the opposing teeth

d. all of the above

4. Digastric, mylohyoid and geniohyoid are:

a. Masticatory muscles
b. Non-masticatory muscles
c. Facial expression muscles.
d. Deglutition muscles
5. function of TMJ ligament is

a. condylar movement

b. protrusive movement

c. translator movement

d. none of the above

6. the elevator muscles are

a. platysma and subrahyoid muscles

b. temporalis, masseter and medial pterygoid
c. right and left lateral pterygoid muscles
d. subra and ifrahyoid muscles

7. factors regulating mandibular movement are:

a. teeth and joits

b. surrounding muscles and ligaments
c. all of the above
d. none of the above

8. hinge movements are

a. ptotrusive and retrusive

b. lateral movement
c. opening and closing
d. none of the above

9. When all facial ridges of working side teeth contact the opposing dentition and non-working side
teeth do not contact. This is called:
a. Balanced occlusal concept
b. Matually protected occlusion
c. Incisal guidance occlusion concept
d. Group function occlusion concept.

10. Rotational movement of the mandible includes all of the following accept:
a. Horizontal Rotational movement
b. Frontal Rotational movement
c. Sagittal Rotational movement
d. Translational movement

11. Witch of the following are not masticatory muscles:

a. Masster and temporalis
b. Genuo hyoid and orbicularis oris
c. Medial and lateral pterygoid
d. Anterior and posterior bundles of temporalis.

12. Loss of first molar teeth can cause occlusal disharmony due to:
a. loss of space and crowding
b. changes of occlusal plane
c. lingual and mesial tipping of mandiboular 2nd and 3rd molars
d. loss of occlusal support.
13. subject of occlusion is
a. the view that brings all branches of dentistry together
b. the material that causes occlusion or blockage of the cardiac vessels
c. the contact of occluding surfaces of upper and lower teeth
d. the subject that serve the interface between biologic and physiologic sciences.

14. Function of Lateral pterygoid muscle is:

a.Depressing the mandible.
b.Protruding the mandible
c.Opening, protruding and lateral movement of the mandible
d.Elevation of the mandible.
15. Digastric, mylohyoid and geniohyoid are:
Masticatory muscles
a.Non-masticatory muscles
b.Facial expression muscles.
c.Deglitating muscles
16. Mandibular movements are:
a.Translatory
b.Rotational
c.All of the above
d.None of the above
17. Hinge movement of the mandible is:
a.Rotation of the mandible around frontal axis
b.Rotation of the mandible around sagittal axis
c.Rotation of the mandible in a sagittal plane
d.Rotation of the mandible around horizontal axis
18. In protrusion the mandibular movement is influenced by:
a. Posterior teeth cusp angle
b. Condylar and canine guidance angles
c.Canine guidance angle
d.Medial lateral condylar guidance angle and canine guidance angle
19. Occlusal interferences is:
a. Occlusal disharmony
b. Tooth contact that prevent remaining teeth from achieving stable harmonious
contact
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
20. Translatory movement of the mandible is:
a. anteroposterior movements
b. protrusive movements
c. lateral movements
d. opening and closing movements