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1. Biting surface of the two front teeth






2. To stick or glue two items together






3. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)






4. Natural teeth of the dental arch






5. Mixture of two or more metals






6. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place






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






8. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light






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






10. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






11. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures






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






13. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






15. A panoramic film shows a wide view of the upper and lower jaws on a single film. Used for checking wisdom - missing and extra teeth.






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. Known as the chin






21. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






22. Join the bridge of the nose






23. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






26. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






28. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






29. Lining of the oral cavity






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






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






32. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use






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






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






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






36. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






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






38. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






39. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue






40. 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.






41. 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






42. Bone like covering of the root






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






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






45. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.






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






47. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp






48. 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.






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






50. Round surfaces of the teeth