Ch. 11 Dentition vocab

Succedaneous

Permanent teeth that replace primary teeth

Deciduous

Pertaining to first dentition of 20 teeth; often called "baby teeth" or primary teeth.

functional occlusion

Contact of the teeth during biting and chewing movements

Curve of Wilson

Cross-arch curvature of the occlusal plane

Curve of Spee

Curvature formed by the maxillary and mandibular arches in occlusion

Cervical third

Division of the root nearest the neck of the tooth

Mesial

Surface of the tooth toward the midline

Distal surface

Surface of tooth distant from the midline

Interproximal

The area between adjacent tooth surfaces

Masticatory surface

The chewing surface of the teeth

primary dentition

The first set of 20 primary teeth

Centric occlusion

Maximum contact between the occluding surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular teeth

Malocclusion

Occlusion that is deviated from a class I normal occlusion

Posterior

toward the back

Facial surface

Tooth surface closest to the face.

Embrasure

Triangular space in a gingival direction between the proximal surfaces of two adjoining teeth in contact.