Test your basic knowledge |

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






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






3. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






4. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






5. Natural teeth of the dental arch






6. 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.






7. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






9. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






12. 1/2 of one dental arch






13. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






14. 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.






15. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






17. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






19. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing






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






26. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Mixture of two or more metals






34. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.






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






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






37. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits






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






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






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






41. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






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






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






44. Round surfaces of the teeth






45. To stick or glue two items together






46. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






47. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together






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






49. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






50. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration