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






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






3. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






4. 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.






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






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






7. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






10. 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.






11. Deep grooves or pits






12. Denoting the area between two teeth






13. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






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






16. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull






17. To stick or glue two items together






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






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






28. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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






30. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






31. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






32. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






33. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






34. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






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






37. Known as the chin






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






39. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






41. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






42. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.