1. The distal contact area of a permanent mandibular canine is usually located where?lncisal thirdMiddle thirdJunction of the incisal and middle thirdNone of the aboveQuestion 1 of 20 2. Alignment of teeth in a curve from anterior to posterior is calledcurve of Wilsoncurve of von speemonson's curvebonwill's curveQuestion 2 of 20 3. High level of amino peptidase is seen inStratum intermediumStellate reticulumAmeloblastsDental laminaQuestion 3 of 20 4. Which of the following tooth roots is most likely to be pushed into the maxillary sinus during extraction?Maxillary canineMaxillary 1st premolarMaxillary 1st molarMaxillary 2nd premolarQuestion 4 of 20 5. Taste sensation in tongue is due to which membrane bound proteinGustinEnamelinStatherinAmelogeninQuestion 5 of 20 6. The term "homodont" means what?Teeth are continually being replacedTeeth differ from one anotherTeeth are all alikeLong teethQuestion 6 of 20 7. Which of the following occurs in a right lateral movementthe right condyle primarily rotatesthe right condyle moves down the eminentiathe facial cusps of the mandibular left side pass under the maxillary left facial cuspsthe facial cusps of the mandibular right side pass under the maxillary right lingual cuspsQuestion 7 of 20 8. Supporting cells of taste buds are called asSustenticular cellsTaste cellsAciniVon ebner cellsQuestion 8 of 20 9. The bennett movement isProtrusive movementRetrusive movementMedial movementLateral movementQuestion 9 of 20 10. Which of the following cusps on a mandibular 1st molar has the largest pulp horn?MesiobuccalDistobuccalMesiolingualDistolingualQuestion 10 of 20 11. Principal fibers of periodontal ligament areElastic fibresReticular fibersCollagenous end elasticCollagenous fibersQuestion 11 of 20 12. All of the following types of oral mucosa are nonkeratinized, except:Buccal mucosaInferior surface of the tongueThe soft palateThe hard palateQuestion 12 of 20 13. Which extrinsic muscle of the tongue functions to retract the tongueHyoglossusStyloglossusGenioglossusPalatoglossusQuestion 13 of 20 14. According to Brealey and Mckibbon(1973)commonly ankylosed teeth in deciduous dentition aremaxillary incisormaxillary caninemandibular caninemandibular molarQuestion 14 of 20 15. Which of the following premolars does not develop from four lobesMaxilary 1st premolarMaxillary 2nd premolarMandibular 1st premolarMandibular 2nd premolarQuestion 15 of 20 16. In teeth embrassures areWider lingually than faciallyWider facialy than linguallySame facially and linguallynone of the aboveQuestion 16 of 20 17. All of the following muscles are infrahyoid muscles, except the:Thyrohyoid muscleSternohyoid muscleOmohyoid muscleMylohyoid muscleQuestion 17 of 20 18. Which teeth listed below typically have trifurcations?Mandibular molarsMaxillary molarsMaxillary premolarsMandibular premolarsQuestion 18 of 20 19. Histologically the dental pulp most closely resembles what type of tissueNerve tissueVascular tissueGranulation tissueloose connective tissueQuestion 19 of 20 20. The fiber bundle that is most numerous and constitutes the main attachment of the tooth isAlveolar crest groupHorizontal groupOblique groupApical groupQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...