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






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






3. Bone like covering of the root






4. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






6. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






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






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






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






11. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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






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






14. 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.






15. Biting surface of the two front teeth






16. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






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






18. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






20. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






21. Known as the chin






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






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






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






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






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






27. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)






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






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






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






31. An artificial body part






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






33. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






35. 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.






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






37. Join the bridge of the nose






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






39. 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.






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






41. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






42. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).






43. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






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






46. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






47. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






48. Mixture of two or more metals






49. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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