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1. Natural teeth of the dental arch






2. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root






3. The surgical removal of the apical portion of the tooth through a surgical opening made in the bone and gingival tissues. It is usually performed if RCT has failed and to control infection. Surgical opening is filed with amalgam






4. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light






5. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants






6. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits






7. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process






8. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed






9. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth






10. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






11. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.






12. Deep grooves or pits






13. A panoramic film shows a wide view of the upper and lower jaws on a single film. Used for checking wisdom - missing and extra teeth.






14. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth






15. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals






16. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration






17. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together






18. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear






19. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth






20. 1/2 of one dental arch






21. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






22. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






23. 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






24. Lining of the oral cavity






25. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






26. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.






27. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






28. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull






29. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear






30. Bone surronding the teeth






31. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull






32. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations






33. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






34. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.






35. Denoting the area between two teeth






36. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue






37. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip






38. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






39. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).






40. Biting surface of the two front teeth






41. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay






42. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips






43. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque






44. An artificial body part






45. Forms the back of the base of the skull






46. 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.






47. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone






48. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity






49. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth






50. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together