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1. 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.






2. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






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






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






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






15. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






18. Ability to retain or hold something on place






19. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






20. Join the bridge of the nose






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






22. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Bone surronding the teeth






30. Round surfaces of the teeth






31. Biting surface of the two front teeth






32. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






34. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize






35. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth






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






37. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






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






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






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






42. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






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






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






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






47. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip






48. Farthest from the midline






49. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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