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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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1. Natural teeth of the dental arch
mucosa
dentition
Auto-cured
Pulp Cap
2. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
Amalgam
Denturist
Dentin
Bioburden
3. 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
Apicoectomy
PFM
Adhere
Frontal Bone
4. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Light Cured
mucosa
Autoclave
Occipital Bone
5. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
WHMIS
pulpotomy
periodontist
pontic
6. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Frontal Bone
gingiva
aveolar process
Light Cured
7. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process
Porcelain inlay or only
Ceramic
Cured
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
8. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Tuberosity
Tragus
periodontist
Indirect Pulp Cap
9. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
enamel
pontic
plaque
palate
10. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
Zygomatic Process
prophylaxis
Retromolar Pad
Use-life
11. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Porcelain
Disinfect
Root
cusp
12. Deep grooves or pits
fissure
Onlay
Tuberosity
Ultrasonic Cleaner
13. A panoramic film shows a wide view of the upper and lower jaws on a single film. Used for checking wisdom - missing and extra teeth.
Alloy
Light Cured
Autoclave
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
14. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Periapical
quadrant
Denturist
pontic
15. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
enamel
mucosa
Root Canal Therapy
midline
16. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
enamel
Disinfect
Broad-spectrum activity
Microleakage
17. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
oral pathologist
Root Canal Therapy
Bioburden
Galvanic
18. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Dentin
Temporal Bones
Onlay
Radiopaque
19. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Direct Pulp Cap
palate
aveolar process
fissure
20. 1/2 of one dental arch
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
mucosa
quadrant
palate
21. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY
Restorative
Zygomatic Process
Distal
Amalgam
22. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
cusp
Broad-spectrum activity
Apical Foramen
periodontist
23. 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
Autoclave
Sterilize
Gold
Porcelain Veneer
24. Lining of the oral cavity
Incisal
mucosa
palate
alveolus
25. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Retromolar Pad
prosthodontist
Indirect Pulp Cap
Tuberosity
26. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
Interproximal
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Sphenoid Bone
Labial Commissure
27. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones
Occipital Bone
Amalgam
Microleakage
Maxilla
28. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Mandible
Retromolar Pad
Esthetic
PFM
29. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear
Autoclave
Bioburden
Ethmoid
Mastoid Process
30. Bone surronding the teeth
Retromolar Pad
aveolar process
Gold
Philtrum
31. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Amalgam
Indirect Pulp Cap
Sphenoid Bone
mandible
32. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Ceramic
Mandible
aveolar process
Gold
33. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
WHMIS
Ceramic
oral pathologist
Facial
34. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Retromolar Pad
Maxilla
Distal
alveolar bone
35. Denoting the area between two teeth
Porcelain Veneer
Interproximal
abscess
Labii or Labia
36. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
Adhere
Mastoid Process
Sanitize
Pulp Cap
37. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Philtrum
Dentin
quadrant
38. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Pulp Cap
Root
Broad-spectrum activity
39. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
bicuspid
PFM
Occipital Bone
Frontal Bone
40. Biting surface of the two front teeth
Bioburden
Endodontics
Incisal
enamel
41. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Light Cured
Sealants
Zygomatic Process
42. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
Disinfect
Labii or Labia
Labial Commissure
Light Cured
43. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
Tartar
Ethmoid
mandible
Porcelain
44. An artificial body part
cusp
Ceramic
pulp
prothesis
45. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Periapical
gingiva
kull
Occipital Bone
46. 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.
Facial
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Interproximal
47. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
Interproximal
abscess
Biologic Monitor
Labial Commissure
48. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity
pulpotomy
Ethmoid
alveolus
post
49. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
prothesis
Unerupted tooth
Bioburden
alveolus
50. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
lingual
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Auto-cured
Occipital Bone