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Dental Vocab
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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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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1. Act of feeling with the hand or fingers
silica
maxilla
palpation
asepsis
2. Abnormal sound heard in the trachea - bronchi or lungs
rale
chrondroma
cannula
denticle
3. Lack or loss of memory
dentition
ataxia
exrtrude
amnesia
4. A deviation from normal anatomic growth - development or function
Cassette
anomaly
diluent
palpation
5. Pertaining to caries or decay
adhesion
osteoplasty
carious
scorbutus
6. A blood clot or other material that travels in the bloodstream and lodges in a vessel
occlusal
embolus
metabolism
facet
7. Absorption of liquid
leverage
imbibition
localization
leukopenia
8. A nutritional deficiency due to faulty intake or metabolism of nicotinic acid
vesicant
pellagra
sinus
lymphocyte
9. Complete sectioning through the crown of a tooth
hemisection
anticoagulant
cuticle
suture
10. A tooth - root or implant used for support and retention of a fixed or removable prosthesis
exhalation
trituration
abutment
resonance
11. A calcified body found in the pulp chamber
artifact
pathology
denticle
tracheostomy
12. To saturate with oxygen
oxygenate
vein
facet
pronasion
13. Bone and soft tissue closing the space encompassed by the upper alveolar arch
palate
obturator
Energy
parenteral
14. A prothesis to close a palate opening
obturator
linkage
nasion
temperature
15. White plaque formed on the oral mucous membranes
relief
leukoplakia
adrenaline
syringe
16. A moving back or withdrawal
artifact
junction
recession
extrusion
17. Prominent point on the tip of the nose
necrosis
iodophor
median
pronasion
18. A drug used to prevent or relieve nausea or vomiting
cellulitis
aphagia
antiemetic
desiccate
19. An instrument used to engage dental pulp for extirpation
mutation
tragus
broach
intubation
20. Pertaining to the tongue
gangrene
vesicle
resonance
Lingual
21. An inflammatory process that spreads through the tissue spaces
cellulitis
salivant
humectant
ostectomy
22. Elevation from the surface - usually of a bone
creosote
tuberosity
bromopnea
carotid
23. Construction; making a restoration
lupus
median
ethics
fabrication
24. Malignant neoplasm of connective tissue
sarcoma
obturation
embolus
bromopnea
25. The decay or death of a bone
Cassette
caries
relief
mandible
26. Lesion of the mucous membrane not above skins surface
hypochondria
refractory
apnea
macule
27. Deviation from the normal state characterized by a series of syptoms
anatomy
disease
embrasure
bromopnea
28. The electrically positive terminal of a roentgen ray tube
Cassette
anode
anodontia
osteoplasty
29. To bind or tie with a suture
hypodontia
ligate
pledget
atrophy
30. A liquid organic compound
fusion
sinus
pontic
alcohol
31. Inability to act purposefully due to selective damage to brain centers
function
apraxia
agent
hypoplasia
32. Exposure of material to radiation
anaerobes
irradiation
accelerator
bifurcation
33. The fossa in the temporal bone in which condyles of the mandible articulate with the skull
glenoid
hepatitis
heredity
prophylaxis
34. The natural teeth in position in the dental arches
dentition
rythm
paralysis
binangle
35. Difficult or labored breathing
infusion
periosteum
papilla
dyspnea
36. Manipulation of material with a spatula to mix it into a mass
molar
palsy
spatulation
ligate
37. A blood vessel that conducts blood to the heart
allergy
denture
malposed
vein
38. An agent that limits the secretions of glands
narcotize
alopecia
astringent
cuticle
39. A general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness
malaise
flexion
broach
osteotomy
40. A surface-active agent
tincture
localization
surfactant
opaque
41. A mixture of phenols; can be used to treat root canals
atrophy
quench
etiology
creosote
42. A response of a part to stimulation
reaction
intubation
creosote
asynergy
43. An artificial substitute for missing natural teeth
vestibuloplasty
denture
sibilant
phobia
44. Hypertrophy of scar tissue after skin trauma
system
etiology
keloid
discoid
45. Colloquial expression for a fixed partial denture
bridge
buckling
ligate
malaise
46. A tooth adapted for grinding
cantle
molar
prophylaxis
atrophy
47. A negative electrode From which electrons are emitted
cannula
astringent
syringe
cathode
48. Tissue about the fragments of a broken bone that become involved in the repair of the fracture
titration
callus
lentula
crevice
49. A relaxed or flabby state
homeostasis
broach
oxygenate
flaccid
50. The rounded surface at the articular end of a bone
mucositis
condyle
binangle
bromopnea