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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
Indirect Pulp Cap
Tartar
Sealants
periodontist
2. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
Ethmoid
plaque
Apical Foramen
WHMIS
3. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity
Apicoectomy
Microleakage
Post and Core
Ethmoid
4. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Autoclave
lingual
Labial Commissure
Sphenoid Bone
5. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
Broad-spectrum activity
prosthodontist
Pulp Cap
Porcelain
6. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Sealants
inlay
Radiolucent
Mandible
7. Deep grooves or pits
alveolus
Mandible
fissure
Incisal
8. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Radiopaque
Broad-spectrum activity
Post and Core
Autoclave
9. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
Disinfect
Pulp Cap
palate
Porcelain
10. An artificial body part
prothesis
gingiva
Broad-spectrum activity
Autoclave
11. Forms the back of the base of the skull
abscess
Occipital Bone
dentition
Tartar
12. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Ceramic
Radiolucent
gingiva
Cured
13. Round surfaces of the teeth
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Pulpectomy
Broad-spectrum activity
cusp
14. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
prosthodontist
Labii or Labia
Auto-cured
quadrant
15. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Retention
Broad-spectrum activity
Bioburden
Zygomatic Process
16. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Vermilion Border
Sealants
Bioburden
enamel
17. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Nasal Bones
Bioburden
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Indirect Pulp Cap
18. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.
Labial Commissure
pulp
Adhere
alveolar bone
19. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Tragus
plaque
Temporal Bones
Use-life
20. Lining of the oral cavity
pulp
Indirect Pulp Cap
Sterilize
mucosa
21. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Sealants
Disinfect
Microleakage
periodontist
22. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
PFM
Post and Core
Periapical
aveolar process
23. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch
Direct Pulp Cap
Unerupted tooth
quadrant
Denturist
24. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Denturist
Sealants
Disinfect
fissure
25. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process
Root
Occipital Bone
Maxilla
Cured
26. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures
Pulpectomy
Labial Commissure
Cementum
Denturist
27. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Broad-spectrum activity
post
pulp
Mastoid Process
28. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
Tuberosity
kull
oral pathologist
Bioburden
29. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Auto-cured
Mandible
Occipital Bone
Labial Commissure
30. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
gingiva
dentition
Galvanic
Onlay
31. Bone surronding the teeth
plaque
Porcelain Veneer
PFM
aveolar process
32. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Temporal Bones
Galvanic
pontic
Broad-spectrum activity
33. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
Dentin
plaque
oral pathologist
dentition
34. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
prophylaxis
bicuspid
35. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Parietal Bone
Cured
mandible
36. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
WHMIS
Tartar
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Auto-cured
37. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Alloy
Pulpectomy
Frontal Bone
pulp
38. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
palate
Indirect Pulp Cap
Cementum
oral pathologist
39. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
Zygomatic Process
Periapical
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
lingual
40. 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.
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Cured
Bioburden
periodontist
41. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
PFM
Post and Core
midline
42. 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.
lingual
Apicoectomy
Auto-cured
post
43. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
Porcelain Veneer
pulpotomy
Sterilize
quadrant
44. Towards the tongue
Mental Protuberance
Radiolucent
mandible
lingual
45. 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
gingiva
Nasal Bones
pontic
Apicoectomy
46. Mixture of two or more metals
Distal
Apical Foramen
Alloy
Tuberosity
47. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
Pulpectomy
abscess
Pulp Cap
Dentin
48. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Sanitize
palate
Amalgam
Autoclave
49. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
post
Direct Pulp Cap
Autoclave
fissure
50. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
enamel
Sanitize
Cementum
Bioburden