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1. Lining of the oral cavity






2. Ability to retain or hold something on place






3. Known as the chin






4. Bone surronding the teeth






5. 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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.






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






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






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






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






16. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






18. Join the bridge of the nose






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






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






21. Biting surface of the two front teeth






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






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






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






25. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






26. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






27. Towards the tongue






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






29. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






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






32. Bone like covering of the root






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






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






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






36. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






39. Used to observe the inter proximal surfaces of the teeth. Includes the CROWNS of the mandibular and maxillary teeth. Used to see quads 2 & 3. Used to see inter-proximal decay and bone loss.






40. To stick or glue two items together






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






42. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






43. 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.






44. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






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






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






48. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone






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






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