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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity
Nasal Bones
Sterilize
Occipital Bone
Ethmoid
2. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Galvanic
pontic
palate
Facial
3. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
Denturist
Radiopaque
Use-life
Indirect Pulp Cap
4. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Porcelain inlay or only
WHMIS
Mastoid Process
pulpotomy
5. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Frontal Bone
Sphenoid Bone
aveolar process
Ala
6. Bone like covering of the root
Cementum
fissure
enamel
mucosa
7. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
Sterilize
palate
Adhere
Philtrum
8. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
Denturist
Alloy
Maxilla
Porcelain
9. 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.
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Radiopaque
bicuspid
pulp
10. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
Light Cured
abscess
Auto-cured
Ala
11. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Disinfect
Microleakage
gingiva
Mental Protuberance
12. 1/2 of one dental arch
Philtrum
quadrant
Galvanic
Facial
13. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
Distal
Porcelain inlay or only
kull
Endodontics
14. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
Restorative
Gold
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
bicuspid
15. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
Disinfect
Facial
Porcelain Veneer
pulpotomy
16. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Mandible
Onlay
gingiva
Root
17. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Apical Foramen
Facial
Broad-spectrum activity
Direct Pulp Cap
18. Darker-colored border around the lips
Indirect Pulp Cap
Incisal
Vermilion Border
alveolar bone
19. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Cured
Pulpectomy
Pulp Cap
gingiva
20. Biting surface of the two front teeth
Apical Foramen
Incisal
dentition
Alloy
21. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Vermilion Border
Auto-cured
Restorative
Incisal
22. The natural opening at the end of the root.
prosthodontist
Apical Foramen
Facial
quadrant
23. Denoting the area between two teeth
Sealants
Interproximal
kull
Root
24. Mixture of two or more metals
Tuberosity
Occipital Bone
Alloy
Frontal Bone
25. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Esthetic
Vermilion Border
Indirect Pulp Cap
Occipital Bone
26. Known as the chin
Alloy
Interproximal
Mental Protuberance
Pulp Cap
27. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Periapical
Amalgam
Endodontics
Sealants
28. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
alveolus
Retromolar Pad
Autoclave
29. Natural teeth of the dental arch
Microleakage
dentition
prophylaxis
Porcelain
30. Lining of the oral cavity
mucosa
Pulpectomy
Ala
prothesis
31. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.
Root
abscess
Porcelain inlay or only
mandible
32. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Mastoid Process
bicuspid
Broad-spectrum activity
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
33. Round surfaces of the teeth
Frontal Bone
cusp
Nasal Bones
Pulpectomy
34. 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.
Sterilize
Esthetic
pulp
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
35. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
inlay
Ala
Porcelain inlay or only
Bioburden
36. 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
Incisal
Tragus
Autoclave
37. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
Indirect Pulp Cap
WHMIS
aveolar process
Ceramic
38. Creates the prominence of the cheek
Porcelain
Zygomatic Process
enamel
lingual
39. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Temporal Bones
Sphenoid Bone
Sanitize
Sealants
40. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Dentin
kull
Restorative
Tuberosity
41. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
prothesis
pontic
PFM
Occipital Bone
42. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer
Bioburden
Biologic Monitor
Labial Commissure
palate
43. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
pulpotomy
midline
Ceramic
Root Canal Therapy
44. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Sealants
dentition
enamel
Tuberosity
45. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Amalgam
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Tragus
Ultrasonic Cleaner
46. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
mucosa
pulpotomy
Ultrasonic Cleaner
post
47. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Facial
prophylaxis
Periapical
gingiva
48. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY
Root
Amalgam
cusp
Disinfect
49. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.
Endodontics
Root Canal Therapy
Distal
Ala
50. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
quadrant
Broad-spectrum activity
Ala
Ceramic