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






2. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






3. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






5. Bone like covering of the root






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






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






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






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






10. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






11. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






13. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






15. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






17. 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.






18. Join the bridge of the nose






19. Mixture of two or more metals






20. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






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






23. Lining of the oral cavity






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






33. 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






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






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






36. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






37. Darker-colored border around the lips






38. 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.






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






40. Natural teeth of the dental arch






41. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






49. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






50. Farthest from the midline