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






2. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






3. 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






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






5. 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.






6. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






13. Join the bridge of the nose






14. An artificial body part






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






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






17. Lining of the oral cavity






18. 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.






19. The process where ALL forms of life are completely destroyed. This includes all microorganisms; bacteria - fungi - viruses and bacterial spores. (Eg - autoclave - chemical vapor sterilization and dry heat sterilization)






20. Biting surface of the two front teeth






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






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






23. To stick or glue two items together






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






25. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






26. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






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






28. 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.






29. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






31. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






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






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






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






36. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






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






39. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue






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






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






42. Farthest from the midline






43. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






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






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






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






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






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






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