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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. Act of feeling with the hand or fingers






2. Abnormal sound heard in the trachea - bronchi or lungs






3. Lack or loss of memory






4. A deviation from normal anatomic growth - development or function






5. Pertaining to caries or decay






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






7. Absorption of liquid






8. A nutritional deficiency due to faulty intake or metabolism of nicotinic acid






9. Complete sectioning through the crown of a tooth






10. A tooth - root or implant used for support and retention of a fixed or removable prosthesis






11. A calcified body found in the pulp chamber






12. To saturate with oxygen






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






14. A prothesis to close a palate opening






15. White plaque formed on the oral mucous membranes






16. A moving back or withdrawal






17. Prominent point on the tip of the nose






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






19. An instrument used to engage dental pulp for extirpation






20. Pertaining to the tongue






21. An inflammatory process that spreads through the tissue spaces






22. Elevation from the surface - usually of a bone






23. Construction; making a restoration






24. Malignant neoplasm of connective tissue






25. The decay or death of a bone






26. Lesion of the mucous membrane not above skins surface






27. Deviation from the normal state characterized by a series of syptoms






28. The electrically positive terminal of a roentgen ray tube






29. To bind or tie with a suture






30. A liquid organic compound






31. Inability to act purposefully due to selective damage to brain centers






32. Exposure of material to radiation






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






34. The natural teeth in position in the dental arches






35. Difficult or labored breathing






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






37. A blood vessel that conducts blood to the heart






38. An agent that limits the secretions of glands






39. A general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness






40. A surface-active agent






41. A mixture of phenols; can be used to treat root canals






42. A response of a part to stimulation






43. An artificial substitute for missing natural teeth






44. Hypertrophy of scar tissue after skin trauma






45. Colloquial expression for a fixed partial denture






46. A tooth adapted for grinding






47. A negative electrode From which electrons are emitted






48. Tissue about the fragments of a broken bone that become involved in the repair of the fracture






49. A relaxed or flabby state






50. The rounded surface at the articular end of a bone