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






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






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






4. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance






5. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






6. Biting surface of the two front teeth






7. 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.






8. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).






9. An artificial body part






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)






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






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






17. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






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






19. Join the bridge of the nose






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






21. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






22. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






23. Darker-colored border around the lips






24. Known as the chin






25. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






26. Towards the tongue






27. 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.






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






29. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






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






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






33. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed






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






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






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






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






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






39. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay






40. To stick or glue two items together






41. 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.






42. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch






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






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






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






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






47. Bone like covering of the root






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






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






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