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1. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






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






4. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






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






6. 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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






13. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures






14. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






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






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






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






18. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






20. Denoting the area between two teeth






21. Join the bridge of the nose






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






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






24. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






26. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






27. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






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






29. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






30. 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.






31. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






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






34. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






36. 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






37. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






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






40. Mixture of two or more metals






41. An artificial body part






42. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






45. Known as the chin






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






47. Biting surface of the two front teeth






48. Bone surronding the teeth






49. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp






50. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw