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1
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What 6 things should you look for when evaluating dental occlusion?

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  1. Head symmetry
  2. Incisor relationship
  3. Canine occlusion
  4. Premolar alignment
  5. Distal premolar/molar occlusion
  6. Individual teeth positioning
2
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What is occlusion?

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The normal position of the teeth when the jaws are closed

3
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What are the 2 general types of Maloclussion and how do they differ?

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  1. Skeletal - jaw length or width causing abnormality in tooth position
  2. Dental - tooth malpositioning
4
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True or false: Dental and Skeletal Malocclusion are usually inherited.

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False. Skeletal is, but dental is not.

5
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What is MAL1?

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Dental malocclusion. One or few teeth effected.

6
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What is MAL2?

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Skeletal malocclusion - mandibular brachygnathism

7
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What is MAL3?

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Skeletal malocclusion - maxillary brachygnathism and mandibular prognathism

8
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What is a rostral crossbite? What is the charting code?

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Reverse scissors of the incisors, the lower are rostral to the upper. AXB.

9
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What is PXB?

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Posterior/Caudal CrossBite. When the maxillary premolars are lingual to the mandibular premolars.

10
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What is RD?

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Retained deciduous teeth. Must be extracted

11
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What is mandibular brachygnathism?

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Type of skeletal malocclusion - resulting in a shorter lower jaw

12
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What is maxillary brachygnathism with mandibular prognathism?

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Type of skeletal malocclusion - resulting in shorter upper jaw and longer lower jaw

13
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What is Wry mouth?

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When one side of the jaw grows more than the other resulting in a deviated midline