Test your basic knowledge |

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Natural teeth of the dental arch






2. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






3. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






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






6. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull






7. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






8. 1/2 of one dental arch






9. Denoting the area between two teeth






10. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






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






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






18. Forms the back of the base of the skull






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






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






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






22. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet






23. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






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






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






26. Join the bridge of the nose






27. An artificial body part






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






29. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Known as the chin






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






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






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






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






46. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






48. Bone surronding the teeth






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






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