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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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1. Surgical procedure to restore alveolar ridge height






2. Death of a cell or group of cells






3. A cavity - recess or hollow space






4. Deviation from the normal or usual






5. A drug used to prevent or relieve nausea or vomiting






6. Inpection; search; investigation of testing






7. Bone and soft tissue closing the space encompassed by the upper alveolar arch






8. Relatively impenetrable to light






9. Any small -nipple-shaped elevation






10. The removal of a tissue specimen from the living body for microscopic examination






11. Loss or impairment of motor control or function of a part or region






12. A small passage






13. A measured movement






14. Act of cutting away or taking out






15. Thrush






16. A flexible spiral-wire insturments






17. An agent that dilutes the strenth of a solution






18. Elevation from the surface - usually of a bone






19. Either one of the two main arteries of the neck






20. To elevate.to move a tooth coronally






21. An element essential for bone and teeth






22. Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea






23. The degree of sensible heat or cold






24. Involuntary gnashing or clenching of the teeth






25. Lack of due care under normal circumstances






26. The contraction period of the heart






27. Lower jawbone






28. Expiration - breathing out






29. A loose compound of iodine






30. A blood vessel that conducts blood to the heart






31. To bind or tie with a suture






32. Root of the nose at the median sagittal plane






33. Small yellow nodules tha generally occur in subcutaneous tissue






34. A measure of the number of electrons per second that pass a given point on a conductor






35. Higher mental process of understanding






36. Complete sectioning through the crown of a tooth






37. Excision of all or a part of a bone






38. Apparatus used to inject liquid into a cavity or under the skin






39. The dissolved constituent of a solution






40. The act or process of calming






41. Muscular organ of articulation found in the mouth






42. A carving intrument with a circular blade






43. Pertaining to caries or decay






44. Foreign material loosely attached to a surface






45. Science of health and its preservation






46. The decay or death of a bone






47. Matals that are mutually soluble in a liquid state






48. Located beneath the tongue






49. Separation into component parts






50. Prominent point on the tip of the nose