Dental Anatomy 1: Classifications of Dentitions, Periods, and Teeth
Intro
Teeth are seperated into upper and lower arches
upper arch = maxillary and lower arch = mandible
Mandible = lower jar = movable
Midline = imaginary verticle line that divides the mouth into halves
The mouth = further divided into quadrants:
Maxillary upper right
Maxillary upper left
Mandibular lower right
Mandibular lower left
It's improtant to remember that the left is actually the patients right and patients left is actually our right
Occulsion = the action of the mandibular bottom teeth contacting the max. Upper teeth
The process of biting and chewing food = mastication
Classification of Dentitions
Humans = heterodont = meaning we have different types of teeth that have different functions while masticating. A homodont would instead have all one same set of teeth.
Humans are also diphyodonts which means they have two sets of teeth
Deciduous
Permanent
Polyphyodonts = 2+ sets of teeth develop throughout life
Humans have two dentition phases. Deciduous and permnant
Decid = primary dentiton. Erupt around 6 mos till around 2 years old.
20 of them 10 on top 10 on bottom
Perm = 32 perm teeth. 16 on top and 16 on bottom.
and they erupt from 6 yrs old to 21 years old.
Classification of Teeth
Humans have 8 different types of teeth in the perm dentition
2 incisors = closest to ML
Central and lateral incisors
Biting, cutting, incising, and shearing.
4 per arch = 8 total in mouth
1 canine AKA cuspid
3rd tooth from midline
Cutting, tearing, piercing, and holding
2 per arch = 4 total in mouth
2 premolars AKA bicuspids
4th and 5th teeth from ML
1st and second premolars = their names
Tearing, holding, grinding
4 per arch = 8 total per moutn
3 molars
6th, 7th, 8
First, 2nd, and 3rd molars
First molar = 6 year old jmolar
Second molar = 12 year old molar
3rd molar = wisdom tooth
GRINDING
6 per arch, 12 per mouth
Decidious dentiion:
2 incisors = central and lateral incsicors
Biting, cutting, incising, and shearing
1 canine = cuspid
Cutting, tearing, piercing, holding
2 molars = first and second molars
GRINDING
NO PRE MOLARS, one less molar per quadrant.
5 teeth per quadrant, 10 per arch = 20 total teeth
Dentition periods and succedaneous teeth
Humans = 2 dentition types but THREE dentition PERIODS
Bc decidouus and perm periods interlap, which makes the middle mixed periods.
Primary= mostly Decidious
Mixed
Perm
Primary period
Only baby teeth
6 mos to 6 years
At 6 years the 1st mandibular molar will erupt. = lower 1st molar = 6 year old molar
Mixed dentiition period
Both baby and perm teeth
6 years to 12 years old.
Starts at 6 years old with eruption of 6 year old molar = lower 1st molar = mandibular molar
Ends at age 12 when the last tooth efoliates / falls out = maxillary second molar = upper 12 year old moalr = second molar
Permnant dentiion period
Begins at 12 years old when the maxillary 2nd molar falls out of the upper arch
Continues till we die basically
In order for a permanent tooth to erupt a baby tooth must exfoliate, or fall out. This happens through resorption, which is a natural process of the roots melting away or eating themselves
Succedaneous (sucks-uh-daneous) teeth = perm teeth that replace the exfoliated baby teeth
Means succeeding teeth, teeth that come after the baby teeth.
There are 20 since they are replacing 20 baby teeth.
Inciscors, canines replace their counter parts and premolars replace baby molars.
Since the PreMs are replacing the baby molars the PERMMolars have nothing to replace therefore they are NOT succedaneous teeth.
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