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Dental Hygiene Basics

Tooth numbering, dental anatomy landmarks, and periodontal terminology.

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38 basic cards for Allied Health Dental Hygiene. It opens with "In the FDI tooth numbering system, what numbering range is used for upper right" and "In the FDI tooth numbering system, what numbering range is used for upper left". Study it alongside the other Allied Health sets below.

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In the FDI tooth numbering system, what numbering range is used for upper right teeth?
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In the FDI tooth numbering system, what numbering range is used for upper left teeth?
Show answer21-28
In the FDI tooth numbering system, what numbering range is used for lower left teeth?
Show answer31-38
In the FDI tooth numbering system, what numbering range is used for lower right teeth?
Show answer41-48
What is the FDI number for the upper right central incisor?
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What is the FDI number for the upper right first molar?
Show answer16
What is the FDI number for the upper left canine?
Show answer23
What is the FDI number for the lower left first molar?
Show answer36
What is the visible part of a tooth that extends above the gingival line?
Show answerCrown
What is the portion of a tooth embedded in the alveolar bone?
Show answerRoot
What is the hard, white outer layer that covers the crown of a tooth?
Show answerEnamel
What is the hard tissue that forms the bulk of the tooth, beneath the enamel?
Show answerDentin
What is the calcified tissue that covers the root surface of a tooth?
Show answerCementum
What is the chamber at the center of a tooth that contains the pulp?
Show answerPulp chamber
What is the tissue that surrounds and supports the tooth, anchoring it to the alveolar bone?
Show answerPeriodontal ligament

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