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Dental Vocab

Instructions:
  • 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. An instrument having two offsetting angles in its shank






2. To sew a wound






3. Failure of teeth to form






4. The outer layer of the skin






5. To wear away by friction






6. The external part of the ear






7. Restriction to a limited area






8. Inflammation of the mucous membrane






9. A device for giving artificial respiration






10. Lesion of the mucous membrane not above skins surface






11. Minute pellet of absorbent cotton






12. Higher mental process of understanding






13. An agent or drug for pain relief; a milder drug






14. Science that deals with diseases






15. A shaft that holds any object to be rotated






16. Pertaining to the lip






17. A liquid organic compound






18. Network of nerves - lympathics or veins






19. Bone and soft tissue closing the space encompassedby the upper alveolar arch






20. Passage of characteristics from one generation to its progency; genetic






21. Colloquial expression for a fixed partial denture






22. To lessen; to mitigate






23. The state of being addicted






24. A flexible spiral-wire insturments






25. Translation of data into a definition of a condition






26. One of the four pointed teeth in humans; cuspids






27. Legal responsibility






28. An angled cutting hand instrument






29. Science of health and its preservation






30. Study of factors causing disease






31. Process of radiant energy emission






32. The act of closing or occluding






33. A small needle-shaped body






34. Rounded surface at a bone's articular end






35. Manipulation of material with a spatula to mix it into a mass






36. An automatic tempurature control device






37. Deficiency of hair; baldness






38. A substance the induces an increased rate of chemical reaction withoug entering into the reaction or being changed by it






39. Pertaining to the middle






40. A pathologic space in bone or soft tissue containing fluid or semifluid material






41. Involuntary gnashing or clenching of the teeth






42. A benign tumor of cartilage






43. Pain associated with a nerve or nerves






44. The which increases rapidity of action or function






45. To bind or tie with a suture






46. Construction; making a restoration






47. Shaping metal by hammering it into a die






48. A neoplasm characterized by muscle cells






49. Person or product that causes action






50. Substance that prevents moisture loss