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1. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






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






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






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






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






7. Join the bridge of the nose






8. 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






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






10. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






12. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






13. Mixture of two or more metals






14. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.






15. Known as the chin






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






17. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






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






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






26. Deep grooves or pits






27. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






29. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






32. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip






33. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






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






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






37. Bone like covering of the root






38. An artificial body part






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






40. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. Lining of the oral cavity






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






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