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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures
Denturist
Bioburden
Bioburden
post
2. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
Labii or Labia
Apical Foramen
Facial
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
3. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Microleakage
Incisal
4. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones
Maxilla
Retention
Radiopaque
post
5. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Sealants
Occipital Bone
Broad-spectrum activity
Tuberosity
6. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Pulpectomy
Apicoectomy
WHMIS
inlay
7. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Bioburden
Retromolar Pad
Labii or Labia
8. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
Philtrum
quadrant
Post and Core
prothesis
9. Deep grooves or pits
Periapical
gingiva
Parietal Bone
fissure
10. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Tragus
Broad-spectrum activity
Labial Commissure
Zygomatic Process
11. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch
Post and Core
Parietal Bone
Unerupted tooth
Tartar
12. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
kull
Ethmoid
bicuspid
pulpotomy
13. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance
Microleakage
Disinfect
Broad-spectrum activity
Esthetic
14. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
Tuberosity
aveolar process
Light Cured
pontic
15. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Microleakage
Tuberosity
Porcelain Veneer
palate
16. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
Post and Core
Alloy
Root
PFM
17. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Distal
enamel
Autoclave
Mental Protuberance
18. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
gingiva
Nasal Bones
Apical Foramen
Use-life
19. An artificial body part
dentition
Light Cured
prothesis
Onlay
20. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Root
Sealants
abscess
dentition
21. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
Pulp Cap
Light Cured
Philtrum
Sphenoid Bone
22. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
plaque
Radiopaque
pulpotomy
Ultrasonic Cleaner
23. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
Disinfect
Porcelain Veneer
Gold
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
24. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Esthetic
Auto-cured
Broad-spectrum activity
Gold
25. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Periapical
bicuspid
Ethmoid
Tragus
26. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
inlay
Dentin
Mastoid Process
Bioburden
27. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
Galvanic
Porcelain
palate
midline
28. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
midline
Radiopaque
Mandible
fissure
29. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
mucosa
Retromolar Pad
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Cured
30. Ability to retain or hold something on place
fissure
mucosa
Retention
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
31. Bone surronding the teeth
aveolar process
gingiva
plaque
periodontist
32. 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.
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Maxilla
Disinfect
Interproximal
33. Natural teeth of the dental arch
Mastoid Process
Distal
Ethmoid
dentition
34. 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.
Cured
inlay
abscess
Onlay
35. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Mental Protuberance
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
alveolus
Parietal Bone
36. 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)
Porcelain inlay or only
periodontist
Sterilize
Gold
37. Join the bridge of the nose
Sphenoid Bone
oral pathologist
Nasal Bones
Mastoid Process
38. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY
Light Cured
Galvanic
Amalgam
Retromolar Pad
39. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Broad-spectrum activity
Radiolucent
Autoclave
Ethmoid
40. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
oral pathologist
Post and Core
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Nasal Bones
41. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity
Ethmoid
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Esthetic
Cementum
42. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
pulp
Unerupted tooth
Broad-spectrum activity
43. 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
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Porcelain Veneer
Philtrum
Post and Core
44. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
quadrant
Alloy
Use-life
Restorative
45. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
abscess
Facial
Autoclave
Broad-spectrum activity
46. Known as the chin
Broad-spectrum activity
bicuspid
Distal
Mental Protuberance
47. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
Cured
Post and Core
Dentin
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
48. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
Tartar
Ethmoid
alveolar bone
Ala
49. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
pulp
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Direct Pulp Cap
Ceramic
50. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
periodontist
Cured
Broad-spectrum activity
Facial