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Dentistry
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1. 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.
plaque
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
pulp
Esthetic
2. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
abscess
mandible
Frontal Bone
plaque
3. 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.
Radiolucent
midline
mandible
post
4. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
Tragus
Adhere
Incisal
prophylaxis
5. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
prosthodontist
Temporal Bones
Apicoectomy
Zygomatic Process
6. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
inlay
cusp
Bioburden
7. Deep grooves or pits
Galvanic
Apicoectomy
fissure
Temporal Bones
8. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
pulpotomy
Radiolucent
Root
prophylaxis
9. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Sealants
Direct Pulp Cap
Tartar
Radiopaque
10. 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
Porcelain Veneer
mucosa
Light Cured
Root Canal Therapy
11. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Root
Tuberosity
Tragus
lingual
12. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Tartar
Esthetic
Adhere
13. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Interproximal
Retromolar Pad
Pulpectomy
Mandible
14. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch
Unerupted tooth
post
Labii or Labia
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
15. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear
Mastoid Process
Mental Protuberance
Microleakage
Retromolar Pad
16. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Denturist
Cementum
Radiolucent
Auto-cured
17. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
Cementum
Porcelain
Sanitize
Periapical
18. Join the bridge of the nose
Disinfect
Apical Foramen
Vermilion Border
Nasal Bones
19. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Autoclave
Disinfect
Facial
Retromolar Pad
20. Towards the tongue
abscess
Bioburden
Sanitize
lingual
21. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
prothesis
Restorative
Ethmoid
kull
22. Known as the chin
dentition
Mental Protuberance
periodontist
Mastoid Process
23. Mixture of two or more metals
Mastoid Process
Alloy
Microleakage
plaque
24. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Root
Zygomatic Process
Nasal Bones
Light Cured
25. 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)
pulp
Sterilize
palate
Labial Commissure
26. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
oral pathologist
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Pulp Cap
Galvanic
27. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Tuberosity
Porcelain inlay or only
Retromolar Pad
Nasal Bones
28. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
Post and Core
mandible
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
prothesis
29. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Direct Pulp Cap
inlay
Mental Protuberance
Indirect Pulp Cap
30. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
mucosa
Galvanic
Microleakage
bicuspid
31. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
bicuspid
Dentin
Ethmoid
Adhere
32. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Indirect Pulp Cap
Mental Protuberance
midline
33. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Unerupted tooth
Indirect Pulp Cap
Auto-cured
Periapical
34. Lining of the oral cavity
bicuspid
mucosa
quadrant
Tartar
35. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
Endodontics
Mastoid Process
Philtrum
quadrant
36. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Root Canal Therapy
Labii or Labia
mucosa
Use-life
37. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
Dentin
palate
Radiopaque
post
38. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Incisal
Retromolar Pad
Esthetic
prophylaxis
39. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
oral pathologist
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Interproximal
kull
40. Forms the back of the base of the skull
bicuspid
Occipital Bone
Cementum
enamel
41. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Ceramic
Gold
Broad-spectrum activity
pulp
42. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
Sealants
PFM
Porcelain inlay or only
Vermilion Border
43. 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
mandible
Use-life
Auto-cured
Apicoectomy
44. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
inlay
Cured
enamel
45. Biting surface of the two front teeth
periodontist
Pulp Cap
Temporal Bones
Incisal
46. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
plaque
mucosa
Facial
47. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
Broad-spectrum activity
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Sealants
Light Cured
48. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
Porcelain Veneer
Occipital Bone
midline
Radiolucent
49. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Retention
Vermilion Border
enamel
plaque
50. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Vermilion Border
Labii or Labia
Autoclave
Retention
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