Biology

Dental and Oral Biology

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Dental and Oral Biology focuses on the structure, development, and function of teeth and oral tissues. It covers key concepts like dental formulas, tooth eruption, and common oral diseases. These topics are essential for medical and biology entrance examinations.

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Dental and Oral Biology Questions

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The various kinds of teeth present in human beings are

  1. Premolars and canines

  2. Molars and incisors

  3. Muscular pharynx and molars

  4. Incisors, canines, premolars and molars
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

There are several types of teeth and each performs its own special function in the chewing process, depending on its size, shape, location within the jaws. Starting at the midline, the permanent dentition is comprised of incisors, canines, premolars and molars.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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The hardest substance in human body is

  1. Dentine

  2. Collagen

  3. Melanin

  4. Enamel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Teeth are the hardest substance in the human body. The enamel on your teeth is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance in your body. It covers the outer layer of each tooth and it is the most visible part of the tooth. The enamel is made up mostly of minerals, primarily hydroxyapatite. So, enamel is the hardest substance in our body compared to dentine, collagen and melanin. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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Which teeth in humans are suitable for tearing flesh ?

  1. Incisors

  2. Canines

  3. Molars

  4. Premolars
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Canines are pointed teeth located between the incisors and premolars, specifically adapted for tearing food, particularly flesh.

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Which of the following is a soft material in the tooth?

  1. Root

  2. Dentine

  3. Pulp

  4. Crown
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dental pulp is an unmineralized oral tissue composed of soft connective tissue, vascular, lymphatic and nervous elements that occupies the central pulp cavity of each tooth. Pulp has a soft, gelatinous consistency. The pulp cavity extends down through the root of the tooth as the root canal which opens into the periodontium via the apical foramen. The blood vessels, nerves etc. of dental pulp enter and leave the tooth through this foramen. This sets up a form of communication between the pulp and surrounding tissue - clinically important in the spread of inflammation from the pulp out into the surrounding periodontium. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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Dentine is

  1. Hard, protective covering on the tooth.

  2. The cavity which contains nerves and blood vessels in a tooth.

  3. Covering beneath the enamel.

  4. The nerve that connects tooth and the brain.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dentine is the calcified tissue of the body, is one of the components of the teeth along with enamel, cementum and pulp. It is generally surrounds the entire pulp is a covering beneath the enamel. 70% of the weight of dentine is made up of mineral hydroxylapatitie, while 20% is organic material and the rest 10% is water.

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The type of teeth used to tear a sugarcane is

  1. Incisors

  2. Canines

  3. Premolars

  4. Molars
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • The canines are the pointed and the sharp teeth which are found in the mouth of the humans. 
  • These are the teeth that are used for tearing of the food. The sugarcane is made up of tough fibers. These fibers can be torn with the help of canine teeth. 
  • Thus, the correct answer is option B. 
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Grandpa lost his teeth that could never be replaced naturally because they were

  1. Permanent teeth

  2. Milk teeth

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Human teeth have two sets of teeth during their life one temporary set of milk teeth and one permanent set. Once the milk teeth have replaced by permanents, then the permanent teeth are not going to replace again in life naturally after 12 years of age.

So the correct answer is 'Permanent teeth".

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The teeth present after the age of 8-12 is called as

  1. Milk teeth

  2. Temporary teeth

  3. Permanent teeth

  4. Both A and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Human teeth have two sets of teeth during their life i.e, one temporary set of milk and one permanent set. The temporary teeth or milk teeth are replaced by permanent teeth upon the age of 12 years. So the teeth present after 12 years of age is called permanent teeth.
So the correct answer is 'Permanent teeth'.
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The teeth used for biting and cutting food are called as

  1. Molars

  2. Premolars

  3. Canines

  4. Incisors
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

An adult human has 32 permanent teeth which of four types, namely incisors, canines, premolar, and molars. Such type of dentition is called heterodont dentition.

The teeth used for biting and cutting food are called as Incisors. They are small chisels shaped and have sharp edge help to bite the food.
So, the correct answer is "Incisors".

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Which of the following is vestigial teeth found in human?

  1. Incisors

  2. Premolars

  3. Diphyodont

  4. Wisdom teeth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Wisdom teeth are vestigial third molars, that help human ancestors in grinding down plant tissue. The skulls of human ancestors had larger jaws with more teeth to efficiently digest the cellulose that makes up a plant cell wall. As human diets changed, smaller jaws were naturally selected, yet the third molars or wisdom teeth still develop in humans.

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Wisdom teeth in human is

  1. $3^{rd}$molar and 4 in number
  2. $3^{rd}$ molar and 2 in number
  3. $2^{nd}$molar and 4 in number
  4. $2^{nd}$ molar and 2 in number
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In humans, there are 32 teeth present in which four different types of teeth are present and is known as heterodont dentition. In these four types canines,

incisors, premolar and two molars are present are the permanent teeth but and are 28 in number but the third molar appears late in life and is known as wisdom tooth which is four in number an form 32 teeth.
So the correct option is '$3^{rd}$ molar and 4 in number'.

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Which one is wisdom teeth

  1. Third molar, four in number

  2. Third molar, two in number

  3. Second molar, four in number

  4. Second molar, two in number
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wisdom teeth are the third molars, and there are typically four of them in an adult set (one in each quadrant).

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Similar cone-shaped teeth are

  1. Diphyodont

  2. Acrodont

  3. Homodont

  4. Thecodont

  5. Heterodont
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Homodont teeth are teeth that are all similar in shape and size, commonly found in many reptiles and fish. Heterodont refers to teeth of different shapes, like in humans.