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1. To stick or glue two items together






2. 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.






3. Darker-colored border around the lips






4. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






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






7. Forms the back of the base of the skull






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






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






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






11. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






13. Farthest from the midline






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






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






16. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Creates the prominence of the cheek






24. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






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






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






29. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






31. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






33. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






35. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






36. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.






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






38. Natural teeth of the dental arch






39. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






40. An artificial body part






41. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






43. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.






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






45. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






46. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






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






49. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






50. 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.