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National Board Part I

Dental Anatomy and Occlusion


Specifications for the National Board Dental Examination Part I  

Dental Anatomy and Occlusion
Test Items (100)

  • Tooth Morphology (44)

    Primary (8)
    Permanent (36)
    >Incisors (7)
    >Canines(7)
    >Premolars (9)
    >Molars (13)

  • Pulp Cavity Morphology (5)

  • Calicification and eruption(6)

  • Principles of Occlusion and Function (37)

    Functional Anatomy (23)
    Interarch (static and movement) (17)
    >anterior teeth (5)
    >posterior teeth (12)
    Intra arch (6)

    Masticatory Physiology and Biomechanics (14)

    >Transmandibular joint (4)
    >Muscles and ligaments (5)
    >Determinants and occlusion (5)

  • Clinical Considerations - Tooth Morphology and Anomalies (8)