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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
Incisal
Porcelain Veneer
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
WHMIS
2. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Vermilion Border
Pulpectomy
Retention
Alloy
3. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Retention
Dentin
Light Cured
alveolar bone
4. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Bioburden
gingiva
Dentin
enamel
5. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Ethmoid
alveolus
Auto-cured
Occipital Bone
6. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Esthetic
Retromolar Pad
Use-life
gingiva
7. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
Philtrum
Labial Commissure
Ala
Root Canal Therapy
8. To stick or glue two items together
Tragus
plaque
Adhere
Pulpectomy
9. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
mucosa
Ethmoid
Bioburden
WHMIS
10. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Indirect Pulp Cap
Incisal
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Mastoid Process
11. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer
Biologic Monitor
Apical Foramen
Vermilion Border
Tuberosity
12. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear
Ethmoid
fissure
Esthetic
Mastoid Process
13. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
Cementum
Incisal
PFM
Use-life
14. Round surfaces of the teeth
alveolus
Apical Foramen
Mandible
cusp
15. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Mental Protuberance
Root
Dentin
Maxilla
16. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Light Cured
gingiva
Bioburden
Unerupted tooth
17. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
lingual
Gold
Disinfect
quadrant
18. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Use-life
Broad-spectrum activity
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Light Cured
19. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
enamel
gingiva
Sealants
Labial Commissure
20. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Root Canal Therapy
enamel
Auto-cured
Temporal Bones
21. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
Light Cured
Cementum
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
alveolus
22. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
bicuspid
abscess
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Ethmoid
23. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch
Distal
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Sphenoid Bone
Unerupted tooth
24. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Gold
Light Cured
WHMIS
Sealants
25. Known as the chin
dentition
Pulpectomy
Porcelain
Mental Protuberance
26. Biting surface of the two front teeth
WHMIS
Incisal
Tartar
quadrant
27. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance
Esthetic
Porcelain
Sphenoid Bone
Apicoectomy
28. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones
Alloy
Direct Pulp Cap
Maxilla
Biologic Monitor
29. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
prophylaxis
pulp
alveolus
Ethmoid
30. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Broad-spectrum activity
Root
Biologic Monitor
Ceramic
31. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
aveolar process
midline
Bioburden
Root
32. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Sphenoid Bone
Disinfect
Porcelain Veneer
Tragus
33. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
Radiopaque
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Broad-spectrum activity
Retromolar Pad
34. Creates the prominence of the cheek
periodontist
Amalgam
pulp
Zygomatic Process
35. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
enamel
Retromolar Pad
pulpotomy
Frontal Bone
36. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
Direct Pulp Cap
Maxilla
oral pathologist
bicuspid
37. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
pontic
Retention
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Ceramic
38. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures
bicuspid
Light Cured
Labial Commissure
Denturist
39. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
Parietal Bone
Nasal Bones
palate
Tragus
40. Towards the tongue
mucosa
lingual
Frontal Bone
Denturist
41. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Use-life
Nasal Bones
Disinfect
42. Dental specialist skilled in restoring or replacing teeth with fixed or removable prosthesis (appliance) - maintaining proper occlusion; treats facial deformities with artificial prostheses such as eyes - ears - and noses
Nasal Bones
Light Cured
prosthodontist
Amalgam
43. Mixture of two or more metals
Adhere
Alloy
Tragus
Retromolar Pad
44. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
palate
Sphenoid Bone
Sealants
plaque
45. Cast or porcelain restoration tht includes the occulsal table - both proximal and some or all of the cusp surfaces to avoid future fracture. has less tooth sensitivity with onlays and with last longer than amalgam or composite fillings.
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Mastoid Process
Onlay
Tartar
46. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Interproximal
Denturist
Ethmoid
Facial
47. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Radiolucent
WHMIS
Galvanic
Unerupted tooth
48. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
Galvanic
bicuspid
Cured
midline
49. Shows the bones of the face and skull as well as the soft tissue of the face. Used for orthodontic - soft tissue profile and outside the mouth.
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Interproximal
Ala
Mandible
50. Lining of the oral cavity
Vermilion Border
prophylaxis
mucosa
pulp