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Dental Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A colloidal dispersion of one liquid in another






2. Injury to the body of a person - especially by violence






3. Expiration - breathing out






4. A shaft that holds any object to be rotated






5. Local quivering of muscle fibers






6. Inflammation of the mucous membrane






7. The prevention of disease






8. Rounded surface at a bone's articular end






9. Permission to perform an act from competent authority






10. Add fluoride to a water supply






11. Abnormally incresed thirst






12. Complete sectioning through the crown of a tooth






13. Act of cutting away or taking out






14. Quartz; used to make up dental porcelain






15. Wire inserted into a soft catherer or cannula to secure rigidity






16. An alloy - one of the constituents of Which is murcery






17. Pertaining to the cheek surfaces of the posterior teeth






18. A disease of the skin and mucous membrane






19. A strip of material applied to any body part






20. The rush of blood to a part






21. A lightweight container in which x-ray films are placed for exposure to radiation






22. Substance that prevents moisture loss






23. Translation of data into a definition of a condition






24. Not susceptible to being dissolved






25. Muscular incoordination characterized by irregular muscle activity






26. Pertaining to an alveolus






27. Excision of all or part of a bone






28. Person or product that causes action






29. The fossa in the temporal bone in which condyles of the mandible articulate with the skull






30. Easy or normal respirations






31. A break or rupture of a part






32. Bleeding from the nose






33. A membrane that quards the glottis duringduring swallowing






34. To adjust an appliance so that it will exert effective force on the teeth and jaws






35. A loose compound of iodine






36. A fragment - piece or portion






37. Condition in which a material sticks to itself or another material






38. A calcified body found in the pulp chamber






39. A blood clot or other material that travels in the bloodstream and lodges in a vessel






40. Alternating muscular spasm and relaxation in rapid succession






41. To bind or tie with a suture






42. A device used to remove debris and fluids; an aspirator






43. The degree of sensible heat or cold






44. Agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels






45. Insertion of a tube






46. A pattern or mold






47. Division into two parts or branches






48. Mixing silver alloy fillings with mercury to produce amalgam






49. Death of a cell or group of cells






50. Art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs