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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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






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






12. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






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






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






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






17. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






18. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






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






20. Biting surface of the two front teeth






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






27. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






28. Known as the chin






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






30. 1/2 of one dental arch






31. An artificial body part






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






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






34. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






35. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






36. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






38. Lining of the oral cavity






39. Ability to retain or hold something on place






40. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






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






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






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






44. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.






45. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






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






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






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






49. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






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