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1. 1/2 of one dental arch






2. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch






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






4. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






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






7. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






8. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth






9. Towards the tongue






10. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids






11. Forms the back of the base of the skull






12. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






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






15. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)






16. Biting surface of the two front teeth






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






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






19. Bone like covering of the root






20. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






21. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet






22. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






28. 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.






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






30. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing






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






32. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.






33. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.






34. 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)






35. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium






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






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






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






39. Denoting the area between two teeth






40. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






41. Join the bridge of the nose






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






43. Creates the prominence of the cheek






44. 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.






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






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






47. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)






48. Deep grooves or pits






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






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