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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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1. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
Mandible
Cementum
quadrant
WHMIS
2. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer
Ultrasonic Cleaner
enamel
Retromolar Pad
Biologic Monitor
3. 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.
Pulpectomy
Use-life
PFM
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
4. Lining of the oral cavity
mucosa
Apicoectomy
Tartar
Zygomatic Process
5. 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)
Temporal Bones
Endodontics
Sterilize
Philtrum
6. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Indirect Pulp Cap
Cementum
Amalgam
Light Cured
7. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.
Pulp Cap
Root Canal Therapy
cusp
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
8. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
Labii or Labia
Tartar
inlay
Labial Commissure
9. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
Disinfect
Unerupted tooth
Autoclave
bicuspid
10. Towards the tongue
Endodontics
Sealants
lingual
Root
11. Bone like covering of the root
Disinfect
Cementum
Alloy
bicuspid
12. 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.
Porcelain
post
enamel
Bioburden
13. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
pulpotomy
pontic
Periapical
Mental Protuberance
14. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Indirect Pulp Cap
Use-life
Esthetic
PFM
15. Cast or porcelain restoration tht includes the occulsal table - both proximal and some or all of the cusp surfaces to avoid future fracture. has less tooth sensitivity with onlays and with last longer than amalgam or composite fillings.
Interproximal
Onlay
Restorative
Sanitize
16. Creates the prominence of the cheek
prophylaxis
Amalgam
Porcelain Veneer
Zygomatic Process
17. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
Occipital Bone
pulpotomy
Sealants
Pulp Cap
18. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
lingual
Parietal Bone
prothesis
Ala
19. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY
Amalgam
Indirect Pulp Cap
Periapical
bicuspid
20. Round surfaces of the teeth
cusp
Frontal Bone
Microleakage
prophylaxis
21. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Pulpectomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Radiolucent
Radiopaque
22. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
Ala
Vermilion Border
aveolar process
Denturist
23. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Unerupted tooth
Tuberosity
Sphenoid Bone
prosthodontist
24. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance
Esthetic
Use-life
Autoclave
prophylaxis
25. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
Sanitize
WHMIS
Biologic Monitor
midline
26. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Sphenoid Bone
enamel
Apical Foramen
Tragus
27. Biting surface of the two front teeth
cusp
Incisal
alveolus
oral pathologist
28. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Mental Protuberance
Radiopaque
Broad-spectrum activity
Sterilize
29. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Gold
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Amalgam
Labii or Labia
30. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Esthetic
mandible
Disinfect
Broad-spectrum activity
31. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Mastoid Process
pontic
Radiopaque
Broad-spectrum activity
32. 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
Apicoectomy
prophylaxis
Biologic Monitor
Labial Commissure
33. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Ala
Ceramic
Microleakage
Broad-spectrum activity
34. Forms the back of the base of the skull
alveolar bone
inlay
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Occipital Bone
35. To stick or glue two items together
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Adhere
Galvanic
Autoclave
36. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Root
Pulpectomy
Parietal Bone
Alloy
37. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
palate
Light Cured
dentition
Adhere
38. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
kull
Post and Core
Porcelain inlay or only
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
39. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Porcelain Veneer
Sanitize
cusp
alveolus
40. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Mastoid Process
PFM
Porcelain Veneer
Autoclave
41. Deep grooves or pits
palate
dentition
Sealants
fissure
42. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones
Maxilla
Tragus
Endodontics
Microleakage
43. An artificial body part
Esthetic
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
inlay
prothesis
44. Bone surronding the teeth
Light Cured
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
aveolar process
Direct Pulp Cap
45. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.
Alloy
Bioburden
mandible
prosthodontist
46. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Periapical
Tuberosity
Cured
Restorative
47. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Periapical
Endodontics
Microleakage
Indirect Pulp Cap
48. Mixture of two or more metals
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Zygomatic Process
Alloy
midline
49. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Restorative
Apicoectomy
Radiolucent
Zygomatic Process
50. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
dentition
Autoclave
Root Canal Therapy
Philtrum