Tooth Morphology

Questions	Answers
The loss of deciduous teeth or exfoliation tends to mirror the	Eruption sequence of deciduous dentition
Generally the increase in rate of prevalence of caries in tooth types is the	Reverse the order of eruption
The permanent teeth to develop before any of the deciduous teeth are lost are the	Permanent first molars. Usually the first permanent molars arise distal to the second molar of an intact deciduous dentition.
Compared with the cusp of the permanent maxillary canine, deciduous maxillary canine are	Longer and sharper
Form the labial aspect the incisal edges of a permanent mandibular lateral incisor are slanting with the shorter side being	Distally
As compared with deciduous mandibular canine, the deciduous maxillary canine is larger	Labiolingually
From the buccal aspect the deciduous first maxillary molar is _________ than the mandibular second molar.	Smaller
The premolar section of deciduous dentition is	Maxillary first molar
In the deciduous dentition the dimension at the cervical third is _______ than the occlusal third at all molars.	Greater
The buccal convexity, a characteristic feature of the deciduous posterior teeth is much pronounced at the	Cervical third