Important questions for DENTAL ANATOMY and HISTOLOGY

DENTAL ANATOMY AND ORAL HISTOLOGY

( EITHER THE QUESTIONS CAN BE ASKED AS SHORT NOTES OR LONG QUESTIONS )

DENTAL ANATOMY

Physiologic tooth form in relation to mastication

Diff. b/w primary and permanent teeth

Concepts of occlusion

System of tooth notation

Muscles of mastication

Anatomy of TMJ with diagram

Mesial migration

Leeway space of Nance

Maxillary air sinus

Extra cranial course of facial nerve

movement

Root formation in maxillary first molar permanent

Chronology of permanent and deciduous dentition

Embrasures and spillways

FDI system of nomenclature

Occlusion at 9 years of age

Nerve supply to maxillary and mandibular teeth

Compensatory curves

Ideal proximal contact

Eruption diagram at 10 years of age

Point angles and line angles

Occlusion in mixed dentition

Universal system of nomenclature

Primate spaces

Curve of Spee , Wilson and monsoon

IMPORTANT TEETH / ASPECTS / SURFACES / DIFFERENCES

Permanent maxillary first molar – all aspects

Diff. b/w permanent maxillary central and lateral incisors

Permanent maxillary canine – all aspects

Root formation In permanent maxillary first molar

Diff. b/w maxillary first pre-molar and mandibular first pre-molar

Diff. b/w maxillary / mandibular canine

Occlusal aspect of maxillary first pre-molar

Occlusal aspect of maxillary first molar

ORAL HISTOLOGY

Life cycle of ameloblasts

PDL and its functions , development

Incremental lines in hard dental tissues

Morphological and histological differences b/w primary and permanent teeth

Theories of dentine hypersensitivity

Lamina dura

Fate of dental lamina

Bell stage and advanced bell stage of tooth development

Age changes in pulp

Classification of dentine

Str. Of enamel rods

HERS – hertwig epithelial root sheath

Dental lamina

Pulp stones

Taste buds

Submandibular salivary glands

Functions of pulp

CEJ

Histology of mucous membrane with diagram

Histology of maxillary air sinus

Development of oral cavity

Age changes in dentine

Transparent dentine (sclerotic dentine)

Diff. b/w enamel pulp and enamel spindle

Anomalies during histophysiologic stages of tooth development

Classify oral mucosa

Developmental stages of tooth development

Classify salivary glands

Composition and functions of saliva

Reparative dentine

Apposition and maturation of dentine

Histology of gingival tissues

Exfoliation of deciduous teeth

Development , mode of attachment , and age changes in epithelial attachment

Histology of alveolar process

Diff . b/w alveolar bone and cementum

Tooth eruption and shedding

Clinical points of pulp

Keyhole arrangement of enamel rods

Theories of eruption

Vermillion border of lip

Diff. b/w cellular and acellular cementum

Sharpey’s fibres

Papillae of tongue

Diff. b/w dentinogenesis and amelogenesis

Enamel lamellae

DEJ

Principal fibres of PDL

Basket cells

Histology of alveolar bone

Although every care has been taken to prepare the above preparation but there is no guarantee that the next examination will be set according to this preparation and it is sole dependence on the examiner that what question he/she would like to ask in theory paper , the above preparation only guides as the questions that were asked in previous year papers and the questions that are academically important

By Dr.Vinay Gupta

Dr. Vinay has received prime minister's scholarship for BDS, Indian dental assocaiation scholarship for BDS. He is the author of the book - "most important questions in oral pathology", published more than 25 case studies in journals of Indian dental association 15 publications in other dental magazines.