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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. Located beneath the tongue






2. Legal responsibility






3. Not susceptible to being dissolved






4. A place of coming together or union






5. A salt of alginic acid






6. The electrically positive terminal of a roentgen ray tube






7. An alloy - one of the constituents of Which is murcery






8. Lack or loss of memory






9. Pertaining to sensation






10. Bleeding from the nose






11. Treatment plan or medical recipe


12. Accumulation of foreign material such as plaque and calculus on teeth






13. Whistling sound made in breathing






14. To wear away by friction






15. The restoration of life of consciousness






16. A drug that reduces fever






17. To place in a connected sequence






18. Surgical procedure to restore alveolar ridge height






19. A loose compound of iodine






20. Inducing or pertaining to sleep






21. Laying back of tissues to expose a given part






22. Construction; making a restoration






23. Muscular organ of articulation found in the mouth






24. A device used to remove debris and fluids; an aspirator






25. A response of a part to stimulation






26. The state of being addicted






27. Add fluoride to a water supply






28. Inflammation of the mucous membrane






29. The uniting or joining of two or more entities






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






31. Science that deals with diseases






32. Any small -nipple-shaped elevation






33. An agent that limits the secretions of glands






34. A gumboil






35. An automatic tempurature control device






36. Translation of data into a definition of a condition






37. Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cranial vault






38. A relaxed or flabby state






39. A measured movement






40. Pertaining to an alveolus






41. Withouth teeth; lacking teeth






42. Condition in which a material sticks to itself or another material






43. Lower jawbone






44. Study of tissue and organ behavior






45. Deficiency of hair; baldness






46. Pertaining to the tooth root






47. A pit - hollow or depression






48. Division into two parts or branches






49. Substance that can broduce blistering on direct blistering on direct contact with skin or mucous membrane






50. Shaping metal by hammering it into a die