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What is mesial drift?
Permanent molars have a tendency to move toward the midline of the mouth. If there is a space between the permanent or primary teeth those teeth would be pushed forward closing up any space that was available.
What is mo amalgam?
Mesial Occlusal
What is a class 1 molar relationship?
When the mesial buccal cusp of the maxillary first molar is distal to the mesial buccal cusp of the mandibular first molar.
Difference between maxillary first premolar and maxillary second premolar?
The upper first premolar has Mesial Marginal Developmental Groove in its mesial aspect. It also has long central groove and no supplement groves on its occlusal surface.Also 80% of the upper premolars have 2 roots. However, the upper second premolar has no MMDG and many supplemental groves. Upper second premolar is more rounded and usually has one conical root.
What does mesial mean?
Mesial refers to the side or surface of a structure that is closer to the midline of the body or to a specific reference point. In dentistry, it is used to describe a tooth surface that is closer to the front of the mouth.
What is the function of mesial concavity that forms on the mesial aspect of maxillary first premolars?
The concavity that forms on the mesial aspect of maxillary first premolars is called the cuspid groove. It is the result of the first premolar having both a buccal and palatal root. The groove functions as an alignment guide for the maxillary cuspid as it descends into the mouth.
Why is it distal shoe space maintainer not used in maxillary arch?
maxillary permanent molars have a distally inclined path of eruption initially as they erupt they become more horizontally positioned in such situation mesial migration of the erupting tooth is very rare
What does it mean when a dentist says you have mf on your teeth?
MF is short for Mesial Facial, which are surfaces on your tooth. Mesial is the surface of your tooth that is on the side closest toward the center of your mouth. Facial is the surface of your tooth that touches your lips.
When is the usual onset of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy?
In mesial TLE, seizure can begin as early as childhood or even later in adulthood. There is a characteristic remission that can occur during childhood, lasting a few years, but then seizures resume in adulthood.
What are the five surfaces of a tooth?
Mesial, Distal, Lingual (or Palatal), Buccal (or Facial), and Occlusal (or Incisal)
What is the definition of sagittal?
Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage., Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of the skull., In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal.
In primary teeth the ideal occlusal scheme is?
In primary teeth, the ideal occlusal scheme is
