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






2. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






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






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






6. Bone surronding the teeth






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






8. Dental specialist skilled in restoring or replacing teeth with fixed or removable prosthesis (appliance) - maintaining proper occlusion; treats facial deformities with artificial prostheses such as eyes - ears - and noses






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






10. An artificial body part






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






12. Farthest from the midline






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






14. Bone like covering of the root






15. 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.






16. Cast or porcelain restoration tht includes the occulsal table - both proximal and some or all of the cusp surfaces to avoid future fracture. has less tooth sensitivity with onlays and with last longer than amalgam or composite fillings.






17. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






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






21. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






23. 1/2 of one dental arch






24. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear






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






31. To stick or glue two items together






32. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






33. 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.






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






35. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






36. Creates the prominence of the cheek






37. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






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






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






41. Forms the back of the base of the skull






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






43. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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






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






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






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






48. Join the bridge of the nose






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






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