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






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






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






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






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






6. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






7. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.






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






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






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






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






12. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






13. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






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






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






16. Known as the chin






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






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






19. Deep grooves or pits






20. Join the bridge of the nose






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






22. 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.






23. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration






24. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






26. Shows the bones of the face and skull as well as the soft tissue of the face. Used for orthodontic - soft tissue profile and outside the mouth.






27. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






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






29. 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.






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






31. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






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






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






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






35. Farthest from the midline






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. Forms the back of the base of the skull






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






39. Lining of the oral cavity






40. Mixture of two or more metals






41. Bone surronding the teeth






42. 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






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






44. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






46. An artificial body part






47. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






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






50. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw