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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Towards the tongue
Periapical
lingual
periodontist
Apical Foramen
2. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process
Cured
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Temporal Bones
Light Cured
3. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
Adhere
Retention
Pulp Cap
Ala
4. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
Labii or Labia
pulpotomy
Amalgam
kull
5. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
Gold
WHMIS
Pulp Cap
palate
6. 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
Porcelain Veneer
kull
gingiva
Cured
7. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Bioburden
pulp
Sphenoid Bone
prothesis
8. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Porcelain Veneer
fissure
Ceramic
9. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
Esthetic
Mental Protuberance
Unerupted tooth
midline
10. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Root
Use-life
Disinfect
Labii or Labia
11. The natural opening at the end of the root.
Apical Foramen
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Radiolucent
Denturist
12. Darker-colored border around the lips
Vermilion Border
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
WHMIS
Unerupted tooth
13. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.
cusp
Root
WHMIS
Root Canal Therapy
14. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
fissure
Dentin
Apicoectomy
Cementum
15. 1/2 of one dental arch
Root Canal Therapy
kull
quadrant
Endodontics
16. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
Use-life
PFM
Onlay
Ala
17. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Tragus
inlay
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
mucosa
18. 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.
Facial
Sterilize
post
lingual
19. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Direct Pulp Cap
pontic
Bioburden
Indirect Pulp Cap
20. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Labial Commissure
kull
Porcelain inlay or only
prothesis
21. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
Philtrum
Tuberosity
oral pathologist
prophylaxis
22. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.
Ceramic
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
alveolar bone
Vermilion Border
23. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
Gold
Auto-cured
Onlay
Tartar
24. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Galvanic
Tuberosity
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Periapical
25. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
Radiolucent
Incisal
Broad-spectrum activity
WHMIS
26. Ability to retain or hold something on place
mandible
Ceramic
Retention
Biologic Monitor
27. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Mastoid Process
Periapical
oral pathologist
Endodontics
28. Creates the prominence of the cheek
Mastoid Process
Zygomatic Process
Maxilla
Pulp Cap
29. 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.
post
Labial Commissure
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Sealants
30. Lining of the oral cavity
Porcelain Veneer
Amalgam
Unerupted tooth
mucosa
31. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
lingual
Disinfect
Sanitize
Restorative
32. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
pontic
Porcelain Veneer
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Post and Core
33. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
mandible
Interproximal
Parietal Bone
enamel
34. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Adhere
gingiva
Retromolar Pad
Direct Pulp Cap
35. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
periodontist
Cured
Indirect Pulp Cap
Tartar
36. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear
Sterilize
Endodontics
Mastoid Process
Cured
37. Denoting the area between two teeth
Interproximal
Restorative
inlay
fissure
38. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
Labii or Labia
Dentin
palate
pulpotomy
39. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Tragus
kull
Sealants
Adhere
40. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Frontal Bone
Labial Commissure
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Parietal Bone
41. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
Sanitize
Incisal
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Ultrasonic Cleaner
42. Join the bridge of the nose
Nasal Bones
Gold
Biologic Monitor
pulpotomy
43. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
Ala
kull
Porcelain inlay or only
Philtrum
44. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY
Cured
Amalgam
Tragus
Sealants
45. Known as the chin
Indirect Pulp Cap
Bioburden
Mental Protuberance
Maxilla
46. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Tragus
prothesis
plaque
gingiva
47. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Radiolucent
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
alveolar bone
Mental Protuberance
48. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Broad-spectrum activity
Broad-spectrum activity
Indirect Pulp Cap
mandible
49. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
fissure
Broad-spectrum activity
Zygomatic Process
lingual
50. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
inlay
Interproximal
abscess
Mental Protuberance