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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Deep grooves or pits






8. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






10. An artificial body part






11. Forms the back of the base of the skull






12. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery






13. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






15. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






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






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






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






20. Lining of the oral cavity






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






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






31. Bone surronding the teeth






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






33. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






44. Towards the tongue






45. 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






46. Mixture of two or more metals






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






48. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






50. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body