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






2. 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.






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






4. To stick or glue two items together






5. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






8. Lining of the oral cavity






9. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






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






12. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






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






15. A thin layer of porcelain - fabricated by a laboratory and bonded to a natural tooth to replace lost tooth structure - close spaces - straighting teeth or change colour and/or shape






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






25. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






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






28. Biting surface of the two front teeth






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






30. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






32. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






33. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






42. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






43. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






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






46. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






48. Bone like covering of the root






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






50. 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