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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
aveolar process
prophylaxis
oral pathologist
WHMIS
2. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Incisal
Light Cured
Sphenoid Bone
Labial Commissure
3. 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.
Broad-spectrum activity
Denturist
Cured
Onlay
4. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
Interproximal
inlay
Mental Protuberance
Ultrasonic Cleaner
5. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
Onlay
alveolar bone
palate
Sanitize
6. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Zygomatic Process
Direct Pulp Cap
Tartar
Unerupted tooth
7. The inner aspects of the dentin form the boundaries of the pulp chamber. Made up of blood vessels - and nerves that enter the the pulp chamber through the apical foramen. Receives and transmits stimuli.
Broad-spectrum activity
aveolar process
Microleakage
pulp
8. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Apicoectomy
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Nasal Bones
Sanitize
9. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Denturist
Tuberosity
Maxilla
pulpotomy
10. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Labii or Labia
Amalgam
periodontist
Retention
11. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Sphenoid Bone
prothesis
Zygomatic Process
Direct Pulp Cap
12. The natural opening at the end of the root.
Retention
Amalgam
Direct Pulp Cap
Apical Foramen
13. A thin layer of porcelain - fabricated by a laboratory and bonded to a natural tooth to replace lost tooth structure - close spaces - straighting teeth or change colour and/or shape
Pulpectomy
Porcelain Veneer
Interproximal
Ultrasonic Cleaner
14. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
pulp
Post and Core
Occipital Bone
Pulp Cap
15. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.
alveolar bone
Temporal Bones
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Mandible
16. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Mandible
Esthetic
prophylaxis
Bioburden
17. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
prophylaxis
Maxilla
oral pathologist
periodontist
18. 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
prosthodontist
Philtrum
dentition
post
19. An artificial body part
prothesis
Apical Foramen
PFM
Ultrasonic Cleaner
20. 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)
Onlay
Bioburden
Post and Core
21. Bone like covering of the root
Sphenoid Bone
Auto-cured
Cementum
Indirect Pulp Cap
22. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Root
Dentin
cusp
abscess
23. Join the bridge of the nose
Mental Protuberance
mucosa
Nasal Bones
Labial Commissure
24. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Tragus
Ceramic
Mandible
Restorative
25. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Denturist
periodontist
prophylaxis
Gold
26. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
Maxilla
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Root Canal Therapy
prophylaxis
27. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
Sanitize
plaque
WHMIS
pulp
28. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures
Ethmoid
quadrant
Denturist
Zygomatic Process
29. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Facial
Pulpectomy
bicuspid
aveolar process
30. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Disinfect
abscess
Vermilion Border
Denturist
31. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Alloy
post
Disinfect
Retromolar Pad
32. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
periodontist
Adhere
Auto-cured
mucosa
33. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
Ethmoid
Maxilla
abscess
Galvanic
34. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Ultrasonic Cleaner
bicuspid
Vermilion Border
Occipital Bone
35. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Indirect Pulp Cap
Zygomatic Process
Maxilla
Amalgam
36. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Radiopaque
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Parietal Bone
Denturist
37. Bone surronding the teeth
alveolus
aveolar process
Frontal Bone
prophylaxis
38. Darker-colored border around the lips
Vermilion Border
Ala
Restorative
Apical Foramen
39. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Porcelain
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Dentin
40. To stick or glue two items together
Radiopaque
Adhere
Autoclave
midline
41. Used to observe the inter proximal surfaces of the teeth. Includes the CROWNS of the mandibular and maxillary teeth. Used to see quads 2 & 3. Used to see inter-proximal decay and bone loss.
Broad-spectrum activity
Mental Protuberance
Post and Core
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
42. Farthest from the midline
Mandible
Tuberosity
Distal
pulp
43. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Frontal Bone
Temporal Bones
gingiva
kull
44. Lining of the oral cavity
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
midline
mucosa
Radiopaque
45. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
prosthodontist
Microleakage
Radiolucent
Broad-spectrum activity
46. Biting surface of the two front teeth
Incisal
Sterilize
Facial
Gold
47. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
inlay
Tuberosity
Broad-spectrum activity
Mandible
48. Thin metal rod inserted into the root of a tooth after RCT; provides retention for a 'coping' that replaces a lost tooth structure and retains crown.
post
palate
Biologic Monitor
mucosa
49. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Apicoectomy
alveolar bone
kull
Periapical
50. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
Retention
Mental Protuberance
Pulp Cap
Tuberosity