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






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






3. 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.






4. Join the bridge of the nose






5. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






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






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






9. To stick or glue two items together






10. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






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






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






13. Forms the back of the base of the skull






14. 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)






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






16. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






18. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






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






20. 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.






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






22. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






25. 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






26. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






27. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






28. Bone surronding the teeth






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






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






31. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






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






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






35. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






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






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






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






40. Natural teeth of the dental arch






41. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






42. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






44. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth






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






46. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face






47. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






49. Bone like covering of the root






50. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing