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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. Local quivering of muscle fibers






2. Person or product that causes action






3. An artificial substitute for missing natural teeth






4. A temporary cessation of respiratory movements






5. Agent that causes increased activity






6. Study of tissue and organ behavior






7. Therapeutic introduction of a fluid into a vein






8. Low oxygen content or tension






9. Unpleasant breath






10. Inflammation of oral soft tissues






11. Shaping metal by hammering it into a die






12. Set of organs or parts that have common function






13. A decrease in the size of a normal cell - tissue or organ






14. Pertaining to caries or decay






15. Pain






16. Minute pellet of absorbent cotton






17. Art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs






18. Pus producing






19. Spasms of the masticatory muscles






20. Pituitary gland






21. A moving back or withdrawal






22. A break or rupture of a part






23. An instrument having two offsetting angles in its shank






24. Excision of all or a part of a bone






25. Lower jawbone






26. A substance that resembles medicine but has no intrinsic drug activity






27. Lack of due care under normal circumstances






28. Whistling sound made in breathing






29. A hypersensitivity reaction of the body to an allergen






30. Pertaining to the ability to withstand high temperatures used in certain dental laboratory procedures






31. Not susceptible to being dissolved






32. The outer layer of the skin






33. Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea






34. Science of health and its preservation






35. A carving intrument with a circular blade






36. A state of dilation






37. Presence of pores with a structure

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38. Incomplete developement of any tissue or structure






39. Network of nerves - lympathics or veins






40. Legal responsibility






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






42. A benign fatty tumor






43. Written acknowledgement of value received from another






44. Pertaining to the tooth root






45. To wear away by friction






46. Another term for scurvy






47. To elevate.to move a tooth coronally






48. Exposure of material to radiation






49. Fewer teeth than normal






50. Deviation from the normal or usual