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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
post
Restorative
Interproximal
Labii or Labia
2. 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
Apicoectomy
Porcelain Veneer
periodontist
quadrant
3. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
gingiva
Endodontics
Cured
Restorative
4. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
bicuspid
Vermilion Border
Galvanic
Mastoid Process
5. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures
Labii or Labia
oral pathologist
Philtrum
Denturist
6. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Endodontics
Mandible
Porcelain inlay or only
Distal
7. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
alveolar bone
prosthodontist
palate
Philtrum
8. Bone like covering of the root
Esthetic
Ala
Cementum
Endodontics
9. Darker-colored border around the lips
Porcelain
Porcelain Veneer
Vermilion Border
Apical Foramen
10. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Dentin
Light Cured
Direct Pulp Cap
pontic
11. Mixture of two or more metals
Sphenoid Bone
Alloy
Sterilize
Distal
12. 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.
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Onlay
inlay
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
13. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Labial Commissure
Retromolar Pad
Sterilize
14. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Labial Commissure
Microleakage
Tragus
alveolus
15. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.
Porcelain
pontic
Root Canal Therapy
Retromolar Pad
16. Dental specialist skilled in restoring or replacing teeth with fixed or removable prosthesis (appliance) - maintaining proper occlusion; treats facial deformities with artificial prostheses such as eyes - ears - and noses
prosthodontist
Amalgam
enamel
Incisal
17. 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)
Ceramic
Galvanic
Sterilize
Mandible
18. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
Dentin
pulp
Post and Core
Pulpectomy
19. Join the bridge of the nose
Nasal Bones
Amalgam
Vermilion Border
gingiva
20. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Tragus
inlay
Radiolucent
21. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Denturist
Facial
pulpotomy
Adhere
22. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Dentin
prosthodontist
Radiopaque
Bioburden
23. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
alveolar bone
Bioburden
Mandible
Philtrum
24. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
Periapical
Labial Commissure
inlay
Direct Pulp Cap
25. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
abscess
Auto-cured
Temporal Bones
Ultrasonic Cleaner
26. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
plaque
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Root
Vermilion Border
27. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
Galvanic
dentition
aveolar process
midline
28. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Apical Foramen
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Parietal Bone
Restorative
29. 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
cusp
enamel
plaque
Apicoectomy
30. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
Light Cured
WHMIS
mandible
Biologic Monitor
31. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
Mastoid Process
Ala
Onlay
Alloy
32. Lining of the oral cavity
Tuberosity
Tragus
mucosa
Biologic Monitor
33. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Retromolar Pad
pulp
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
kull
34. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
Root Canal Therapy
Temporal Bones
Cementum
kull
35. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
Microleakage
Radiopaque
alveolar bone
Amalgam
36. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Restorative
Nasal Bones
Porcelain Veneer
Sphenoid Bone
37. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Biologic Monitor
periodontist
Porcelain inlay or only
quadrant
38. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
enamel
Ala
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Radiopaque
39. 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.
pulp
post
Broad-spectrum activity
abscess
40. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Biologic Monitor
Autoclave
Nasal Bones
Root Canal Therapy
41. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Sterilize
Galvanic
Radiopaque
Disinfect
42. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Endodontics
Labial Commissure
Sealants
Root Canal Therapy
43. Bone surronding the teeth
WHMIS
Incisal
Frontal Bone
aveolar process
44. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Use-life
Distal
prothesis
Light Cured
45. 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.
Cured
Dentin
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Ala
46. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process
Labii or Labia
Cured
Auto-cured
pulpotomy
47. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Endodontics
periodontist
Restorative
Microleakage
48. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Tuberosity
Light Cured
Ala
Use-life
49. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Vermilion Border
Light Cured
Occipital Bone
50. The natural opening at the end of the root.
Apical Foramen
Restorative
Ethmoid
Retromolar Pad