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1. Towards the tongue






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






3. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






4. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






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






15. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






22. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.






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






24. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






25. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






26. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






28. Creates the prominence of the cheek






29. 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.






30. Lining of the oral cavity






31. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






32. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown






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






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






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






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






37. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






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






40. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium






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






42. Join the bridge of the nose






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






44. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






45. Known as the chin






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






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






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






49. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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