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1. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






2. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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. 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.






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






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






7. Biting surface of the two front teeth






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






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






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






11. Farthest from the midline






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






13. 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.






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






15. Lining of the oral cavity






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






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






18. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






20. Deep grooves or pits






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






29. Mixture of two or more metals






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






31. To stick or glue two items together






32. Forms the back of the base of the skull






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






34. Join the bridge of the nose






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






36. Denoting the area between two teeth






37. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






38. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






39. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






41. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






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






44. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






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






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






48. Bone surronding the teeth






49. 1/2 of one dental arch






50. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY