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1. Farthest from the midline






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






3. Ability to retain or hold something on place






4. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth






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






6. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.






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






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






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






10. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






11. Forms the back of the base of the skull






12. Join the bridge of the nose






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






14. Towards the tongue






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






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






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






18. Bone surronding the teeth






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






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






21. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth






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






23. 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.






24. Known as the chin






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






26. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque






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






28. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






30. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery






31. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






33. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.






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






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






36. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips






37. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids






38. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown






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






40. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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






42. 1/2 of one dental arch






43. Deep grooves or pits






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






45. Bone like covering of the root






46. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






48. Biting surface of the two front teeth






49. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






50. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations