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1. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity






2. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






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






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






6. Bone like covering of the root






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration






12. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






14. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






15. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






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






18. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






20. Biting surface of the two front teeth






21. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






23. Denoting the area between two teeth






24. Mixture of two or more metals






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






26. Known as the chin






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






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






29. Natural teeth of the dental arch






30. Lining of the oral cavity






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






32. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






33. Round surfaces of the teeth






34. 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.






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






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






37. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






38. Creates the prominence of the cheek






39. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






40. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






42. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






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






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






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






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






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






48. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






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






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