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






2. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown






3. Bone surronding the teeth






4. 1/2 of one dental arch






5. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






7. Mixture of two or more metals






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






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






10. Towards the tongue






11. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear






12. Creates the prominence of the cheek






13. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene






14. 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.






15. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






17. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






18. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)






19. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






20. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place






21. Lining of the oral cavity






22. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






23. The process where ALL forms of life are completely destroyed. This includes all microorganisms; bacteria - fungi - viruses and bacterial spores. (Eg - autoclave - chemical vapor sterilization and dry heat sterilization)






24. Farthest from the midline






25. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






26. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






27. 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.






28. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






29. Bone like covering of the root






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






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






32. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure






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






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






35. Join the bridge of the nose






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






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






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






39. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






40. The natural opening at the end of the root.






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






42. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery






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






44. Denoting the area between two teeth






45. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face






46. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance






47. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






48. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






49. 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






50. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use